#161237#161237

#161237 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.009; OKLCH L 21.2% C 0.070 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161237
RGB	rgb(22, 18, 55)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(246, 67%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 67.3%, 0%, 78.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(7.94, 14.41, -23.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(7.94, 27.66, 301.39°)
OKLab	oklab(21.23% 0.0164 -0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(21.23% 0.07 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(1.2366, 0.8790, 3.7182)
Luminance	0.0088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161237 #333712

analogous

#122137 #161237 #291237

triadic

#161237 #371612 #123716

tetradic

#161237 #371221 #333712 #123729

square

#161237 #371221 #333712 #123729

split-complementary

#161237 #372912 #213712

monochromatic

#090817 #090817 #161237 #282165 #3B3093

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.86

#161237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.18

#161237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161237

17.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161237	1.00	17.86	1.18	17.86
#FFFFFF	17.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001938

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001636

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#091A22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#171717

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 18, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(21.2% 0.070 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#574f6e',
    500: '#161237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161237;
$custom-light: #574f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.486,
    "s": 50.685,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.21229,
    "c": 0.06951,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.00879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161237

secondary

#697035

accent

#DA4ECB

background

#F5F4F6

surface

#E9E7EC

border

#C5C3C7

text

#030207

muted

#78787A

Preview Lab

Preview with #161237

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

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