#161241#161241

#161241 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.2% C 0.086 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161241
RGB	rgb(22, 18, 65)
HSL	hsl(245, 57%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(245, 72%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 72.3%, 0%, 74.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(8.86, 18.27, -29.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(8.86, 34.51, 301.97°)
OKLab	oklab(22.2% 0.0158 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(22.2% 0.086 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.5010, 0.9847, 5.1110)
Luminance	0.0098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Navy Blue (survey)

#001146

ΔE00 3.61

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161241 #3D4112

analogous

#122641 #161241 #2E1241

triadic

#161241 #411612 #124116

tetradic

#161241 #411226 #3D4112 #12412E

square

#161241 #411226 #3D4112 #12412E

split-complementary

#161241 #412E12 #264112

monochromatic

#080718 #080718 #161241 #261F71 #362DA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.54

#161241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.20

#161241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161241

17.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161241	1.00	17.54	1.20	17.54
#FFFFFF	17.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001B42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001740

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#011E27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#191919

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 18, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.2% 0.086 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#595076',
    500: '#161241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161241;
$custom-light: #595076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.106,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22198,
    "c": 0.08568,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.00985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161241

secondary

#747A35

accent

#E048D3

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#040208

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161241

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

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