#161544#161544

#161544 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.011; OKLCH L 23.1% C 0.086 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 17.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161544
RGB	rgb(22, 21, 68)
HSL	hsl(241, 53%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(241, 69%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 69.1%, 0%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(9.99, 17.25, -29.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(9.99, 34.23, 300.26°)
OKLab	oklab(23.11% 0.0123 -0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(23.11% 0.086 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.6421, 1.1241, 5.5982)
Luminance	0.0112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161544 #434415

analogous

#152B44 #161544 #2E1544

triadic

#161544 #441615 #154416

tetradic

#161544 #44152B #434415 #15442E

square

#161544 #44152B #434415 #15442E

split-complementary

#161544 #442E15 #2B4415

monochromatic

#080717 #080717 #161544 #252373 #3432A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

17.15

#161544 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.22

#161544 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161544

17.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161544	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161544	1.00	17.15	1.22	17.15
#FFFFFF	17.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	17.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#001D46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001A43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00212A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1B1B1B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161544;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 21, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.1% 0.086 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#595278',
    500: '#161544',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161544;
$custom-light: #595278;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161544",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.277,
    "s": 52.809,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23108,
    "c": 0.08592,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161544

secondary

#7A7C39

accent

#DC4CD9

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#040209

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161544

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

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