#161457#161457

#161457 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.116 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161457
RGB	rgb(22, 20, 87)
HSL	hsl(242, 63%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(242, 77%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 77%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.68, 25.33, -39.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.68, 47.26, 302.41°)
OKLab	oklab(24.94% 0.0107 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(24.94% 0.116 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.3008, 1.3588, 9.1560)
Luminance	0.0136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161457 #555714

analogous

#143357 #161457 #371457

triadic

#161457 #571614 #145716

tetradic

#161457 #571433 #555714 #145737

square

#161457 #571433 #555714 #145737

split-complementary

#161457 #573714 #335714

monochromatic

#060619 #090925 #161457 #231F89 #2F2BBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.51

#161457 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#161457 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161457

16.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161457	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161457	1.00	16.51	1.27	16.51
#FFFFFF	16.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002734

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161457;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 20, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.116 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5287',
    500: '#161457',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161457;
$custom-light: #5e5287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161457",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.791,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24936,
    "c": 0.11579,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161457

secondary

#8C8F38

accent

#E642E1

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161457

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

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