#161441#161441

#161441 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.011; OKLCH L 22.6% C 0.083 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161441
RGB	rgb(22, 20, 65)
HSL	hsl(243, 53%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(243, 69%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 69.2%, 0%, 74.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.42, 16.81, -28.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.42, 32.98, 300.65°)
OKLab	oklab(22.61% 0.0136 -0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(22.61% 0.083 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.5349, 1.0524, 5.1223)
Luminance	0.0105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161441 #3F4114

analogous

#142941 #161441 #2D1441

triadic

#161441 #411614 #144116

tetradic

#161441 #411429 #3F4114 #14412D

square

#161441 #411429 #3F4114 #14412D

split-complementary

#161441 #412D14 #294114

monochromatic

#080717 #080717 #161441 #262270 #36319F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.35

#161441 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.21

#161441 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161441

17.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161441	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161441	1.00	17.35	1.21	17.35
#FFFFFF	17.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001C42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#001F28

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1A1A1A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161441;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 20, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(22.6% 0.083 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#595176',
    500: '#161441',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161441;
$custom-light: #595176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161441",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.667,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 16.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.22605,
    "c": 0.08265,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161441

secondary

#767938

accent

#DC4BD6

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#040208

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161441

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

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