#161244#161244

#161244 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.010; OKLCH L 22.5% C 0.090 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161244
RGB	rgb(22, 18, 68)
HSL	hsl(245, 58%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(245, 74%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 73.5%, 0%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.16, 19.43, -30.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.16, 36.51, 302.15°)
OKLab	oklab(22.51% 0.0155 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(22.51% 0.09 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.5902, 1.0204, 5.5809)
Luminance	0.0102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Navy Blue (survey)

#001146

ΔE00 3.27

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161244 #404412

analogous

#122744 #161244 #2F1244

triadic

#161244 #441612 #124416

tetradic

#161244 #441227 #404412 #12442F

square

#161244 #441227 #404412 #12442F

split-complementary

#161244 #442F12 #274412

monochromatic

#080618 #080618 #161244 #261F74 #352CA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.44

#161244 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.20

#161244 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161244

17.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161244	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161244	1.00	17.44	1.20	17.44
#FFFFFF	17.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001C46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001843

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001F29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1A1A1A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161244;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 18, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.5% 0.090 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5078',
    500: '#161244',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161244;
$custom-light: #5a5078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161244",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.8,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22506,
    "c": 0.09034,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161244

secondary

#777D35

accent

#E146D5

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#040209

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161244

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

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