#161456#161456

#161456 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.8% C 0.114 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161456
RGB	rgb(22, 20, 86)
HSL	hsl(242, 62%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(242, 77%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 76.7%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.57, 24.95, -39.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.57, 46.63, 302.34°)
OKLab	oklab(24.82% 0.0109 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(24.82% 0.114 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.2602, 1.3426, 8.9423)
Luminance	0.0134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161456 #545614

analogous

#143356 #161456 #371456

triadic

#161456 #561614 #145616

tetradic

#161456 #561433 #545614 #145637

square

#161456 #561433 #545614 #145637

split-complementary

#161456 #563714 #335614

monochromatic

#060619 #090824 #161456 #232088 #2F2BB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.55

#161456 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#161456 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161456

16.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161456	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161456	1.00	16.55	1.27	16.55
#FFFFFF	16.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002258

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002633

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161456;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 20, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.8% 0.114 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5286',
    500: '#161456',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161456;
$custom-light: #5e5286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161456",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.818,
    "s": 62.264,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24823,
    "c": 0.11438,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161456

secondary

#8B8E38

accent

#E542E0

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161456

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

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