#161046#161046

#161046 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.3% C 0.096 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161046
RGB	rgb(22, 16, 70)
HSL	hsl(247, 63%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(247, 77%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 77.1%, 0%, 72.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.85, 21.59, -32.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.85, 39.29, 303.34°)
OKLab	oklab(22.35% 0.0171 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(22.35% 0.096 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.6213, 0.9832, 5.8975)
Luminance	0.0098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161046 #404610

analogous

#102546 #161046 #311046

triadic

#161046 #461610 #104616

tetradic

#161046 #461025 #404610 #104631

square

#161046 #461025 #404610 #104631

split-complementary

#161046 #463110 #254610

monochromatic

#080619 #080619 #161046 #261B78 #3527AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.55

#161046 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.20

#161046 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161046

17.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161046	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161046	1.00	17.55	1.20	17.55
#FFFFFF	17.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001745

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001E29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161046;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 16, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.3% 0.096 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a4e7a',
    500: '#161046',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161046;
$custom-light: #5a4e7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161046",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 16,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.667,
    "s": 62.791,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22346,
    "c": 0.09615,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.00983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161046

secondary

#778032

accent

#E642D4

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#040109

muted

#79777B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161046

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

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