#161272#161272

#161272 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.154 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161272
RGB	rgb(22, 18, 114)
HSL	hsl(243, 73%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(243, 84%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 84.2%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.50, 36.19, -53.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.50, 64.28, 304.26°)
OKLab	oklab(27.88% 0.0055 -0.1537)
OKLCH	oklch(27.88% 0.154 272)
XYZ	xyz(3.5834, 1.8177, 16.0783)
Luminance	0.0182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161272 #6E7212

analogous

#123E72 #161272 #461272

triadic

#161272 #721612 #127216

tetradic

#161272 #72123E #6E7212 #127246

square

#161272 #72123E #6E7212 #127246

split-complementary

#161272 #724612 #3E7212

monochromatic

#05041A #0C0A3D #161272 #201AA7 #2A23DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.40

#161272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#161272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161272

15.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161272	1.00	15.40	1.36	15.40
#FFFFFF	15.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002975

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002070

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 18, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.154 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66539c',
    500: '#161272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161272;
$custom-light: #66539c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.5,
    "s": 72.727,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27877,
    "c": 0.15384,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.01818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161272

secondary

#A4A937

accent

#EF38E8

background

#F6F4F9

surface

#EBE7F2

border

#C6C3CC

text

#07020E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #161272

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

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