#160C4D#160C4D

#160C4D is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.5% C 0.111 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160C4D
RGB	rgb(22, 12, 77)
HSL	hsl(249, 73%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(249, 84%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 84.4%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.73, 26.71, -37.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.73, 46.37, 305.17°)
OKLab	oklab(22.5% 0.0186 -0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(22.5% 0.111 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.8015, 0.9692, 7.1119)
Luminance	0.0097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 5.83

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160C4D #434D0C

analogous

#0C224D #160C4D #370C4D

triadic

#160C4D #4D160C #0C4D16

tetradic

#160C4D #4D0C22 #434D0C #0C4D37

square

#160C4D #4D0C22 #434D0C #0C4D37

split-complementary

#160C4D #4D370C #224D0C

monochromatic

#08041A #08041A #160C4D #251482 #341DB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.59

#160C4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.19

#160C4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160C4D

17.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160C4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160C4D	1.00	17.59	1.19	17.59
#FFFFFF	17.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001B4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00164C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001F2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160c4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 12, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.5% 0.111 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d4c80',
    500: '#160c4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160c4d;
$custom-light: #5d4c80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160c4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.231,
    "s": 73.034,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22501,
    "c": 0.11099,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160C4D

secondary

#7A892C

accent

#F038D3

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#05010A

muted

#79777C

Preview Lab

Preview with #160C4D

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

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