#160C4C#160C4C

#160C4C is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.4% C 0.110 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160C4C
RGB	rgb(22, 12, 76)
HSL	hsl(249, 73%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(249, 84%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 84.2%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.61, 26.35, -37.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.61, 45.76, 305.16°)
OKLab	oklab(22.38% 0.0189 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(22.38% 0.11 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.7664, 0.9552, 6.9274)
Luminance	0.0095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 5.68

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160C4C #424C0C

analogous

#0C224C #160C4C #360C4C

triadic

#160C4C #4C160C #0C4C16

tetradic

#160C4C #4C0C22 #424C0C #0C4C36

square

#160C4C #4C0C22 #424C0C #0C4C36

split-complementary

#160C4C #4C360C #224C0C

monochromatic

#08041A #08041A #160C4C #251481 #351DB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.63

#160C4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#160C4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160C4C

17.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160C4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160C4C	1.00	17.63	1.19	17.63
#FFFFFF	17.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001B4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00164B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001F2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160c4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 12, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.4% 0.110 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c4c7f',
    500: '#160c4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160c4c;
$custom-light: #5c4c7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160c4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.375,
    "s": 72.727,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22381,
    "c": 0.10962,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160C4C

secondary

#79882C

accent

#EF38D3

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#05010A

muted

#79777C

Preview Lab

Preview with #160C4C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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