#161048#161048

#161048 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.6% C 0.099 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161048
RGB	rgb(22, 16, 72)
HSL	hsl(246, 64%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(246, 78%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 77.8%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.07, 22.35, -33.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.07, 40.58, 303.41°)
OKLab	oklab(22.57% 0.0167 -0.0977)
OKLCH	oklch(22.57% 0.099 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.6855, 1.0089, 6.2356)
Luminance	0.0101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161048 #424810

analogous

#102648 #161048 #321048

triadic

#161048 #481610 #104816

tetradic

#161048 #481026 #424810 #104832

square

#161048 #481026 #424810 #104832

split-complementary

#161048 #483210 #264810

monochromatic

#080619 #080619 #161048 #251B7A #3526AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.47

#161048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.20

#161048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161048

17.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161048	1.00	17.47	1.20	17.47
#FFFFFF	17.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001C4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001747

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001F2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1A1A1A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 16, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.6% 0.099 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b4f7c',
    500: '#161048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161048;
$custom-light: #5b4f7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 16,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.429,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22565,
    "c": 0.09911,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161048

secondary

#798232

accent

#E741D5

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#040209

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161048

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

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