#160D4E#160D4E

#160D4E is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.8% C 0.111 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#160D4E
RGB	rgb(22, 13, 78)
HSL	hsl(248, 71%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(248, 83%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 83.3%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.06, 26.47, -38.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.06, 46.35, 304.82°)
OKLab	oklab(22.77% 0.0176 -0.1099)
OKLCH	oklch(22.77% 0.111 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.8495, 1.0083, 7.3034)
Luminance	0.0101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 5.88

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#160D4E #454E0D

analogous

#0D244E #160D4E #360D4E

triadic

#160D4E #4E160D #0D4E16

tetradic

#160D4E #4E0D24 #454E0D #0D4E36

square

#160D4E #4E0D24 #454E0D #0D4E36

split-complementary

#160D4E #4E360D #244E0D

monochromatic

#07041A #07041A #160D4E #251682 #341EB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.48

#160D4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.20

#160D4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #160D4E

17.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##160D4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##160D4E	1.00	17.48	1.20	17.48
#FFFFFF	17.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00174D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00202D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1A1A1A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #160d4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 13, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.8% 0.111 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d4d80',
    500: '#160d4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #160d4e;
$custom-light: #5d4d80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#160d4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 13,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.308,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22767,
    "c": 0.11128,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#160D4E

secondary

#7C892E

accent

#EE3AD5

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#05010A

muted

#79777C

Preview Lab

Preview with #160D4E

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

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