#161550#161550

#161550 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.3% C 0.104 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161550
RGB	rgb(22, 21, 80)
HSL	hsl(241, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(241, 74%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.18, 21.96, -35.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.18, 42.13, 301.42°)
OKLab	oklab(24.34% 0.0111 -0.1038)
OKLCH	oklch(24.34% 0.104 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.0465, 1.2859, 7.7282)
Luminance	0.0129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 5.84

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161550 #4F5015

analogous

#153250 #161550 #341550

triadic

#161550 #501615 #155016

tetradic

#161550 #501532 #4F5015 #155034

square

#161550 #501532 #4F5015 #155034

split-complementary

#161550 #503415 #325015

monochromatic

#070618 #090820 #161550 #232280 #312EB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.70

#161550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.26

#161550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161550

16.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161550	1.00	16.70	1.26	16.70
#FFFFFF	16.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002052

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001B4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002530

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 21, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.3% 0.104 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5282',
    500: '#161550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161550;
$custom-light: #5c5282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.017,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24344,
    "c": 0.10436,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161550

secondary

#868839

accent

#E246DF

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#E9E7EF

border

#C5C3CA

text

#05020A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161550

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

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