#161555#161555

#161555 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.112 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161555
RGB	rgb(22, 21, 85)
HSL	hsl(241, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(241, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.71, 23.89, -38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.71, 45.31, 301.82°)
OKLab	oklab(24.89% 0.0103 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(24.89% 0.112 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.2382, 1.3626, 8.7376)
Luminance	0.0136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161555 #545515

analogous

#153455 #161555 #361555

triadic

#161555 #551615 #155516

tetradic

#161555 #551534 #545515 #155536

square

#161555 #551534 #545515 #155536

split-complementary

#161555 #553615 #345515

monochromatic

#060619 #090924 #161555 #232186 #2F2DB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.50

#161555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#161555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161555

16.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161555	1.00	16.50	1.27	16.50
#FFFFFF	16.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002633

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 21, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.112 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5386',
    500: '#161555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161555;
$custom-light: #5e5386;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.938,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24888,
    "c": 0.1117,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161555

secondary

#8B8D39

accent

#E444E1

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161555

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

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