#161255#161255

#161255 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.4% C 0.115 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161255
RGB	rgb(22, 18, 85)
HSL	hsl(244, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(244, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 78.8%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.98, 25.88, -39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.98, 47.38, 303.11°)
OKLab	oklab(24.37% 0.0124 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(24.37% 0.115 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.1863, 1.2589, 8.7203)
Luminance	0.0126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161255 #515512

analogous

#122F55 #161255 #371255

triadic

#161255 #551612 #125516

tetradic

#161255 #55122F #515512 #125537

square

#161255 #55122F #515512 #125537

split-complementary

#161255 #553712 #2F5512

monochromatic

#070519 #090722 #161255 #231D88 #3027BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.78

#161255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#161255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161255

16.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161255	1.00	16.78	1.25	16.78
#FFFFFF	16.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002057

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001A54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002532

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 18, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.4% 0.115 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5186',
    500: '#161255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161255;
$custom-light: #5e5186;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.582,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24372,
    "c": 0.11534,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161255

secondary

#888E35

accent

#E840DE

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161255

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

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