#161281#161281

#161281 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.172 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161281
RGB	rgb(22, 18, 129)
HSL	hsl(242, 76%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(242, 86%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.9%, 86%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.44, 41.15, -59.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.44, 72.37, 304.66°)
OKLab	oklab(29.78% 0.0018 -0.1723)
OKLCH	oklch(29.78% 0.172 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.5083, 2.1876, 20.9493)
Luminance	0.0219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161281 #7D8112

analogous

#124681 #161281 #4E1281

triadic

#161281 #811612 #128116

tetradic

#161281 #811246 #7D8112 #12814E

square

#161281 #811246 #7D8112 #12814E

split-complementary

#161281 #814E12 #468112

monochromatic

#05041B #0D0B4B #161281 #1F19B7 #322CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.61

#161281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#161281 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161281

14.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161281	1.00	14.61	1.44	14.61
#FFFFFF	14.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00237F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00364B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 18, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.172 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a54a7',
    500: '#161281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161281;
$custom-light: #6a54a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.162,
    "s": 75.51,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2978,
    "c": 0.17228,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161281

secondary

#B2B738

accent

#F236EB

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE8F4

border

#C8C4CE

text

#080310

muted

#7B787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #161281

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

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