#161556#161556

#161556 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.0% C 0.113 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161556
RGB	rgb(22, 21, 86)
HSL	hsl(241, 61%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(241, 76%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 75.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.81, 24.27, -39.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.81, 45.94, 301.90°)
OKLab	oklab(25% 0.0101 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(25% 0.113 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.2782, 1.3786, 8.9483)
Luminance	0.0138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161556 #555615

analogous

#153456 #161556 #361556

triadic

#161556 #561615 #155616

tetradic

#161556 #561534 #555615 #155636

square

#161556 #561534 #555615 #155636

split-complementary

#161556 #563615 #345615

monochromatic

#060619 #090925 #161556 #232187 #2F2DB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.46

#161556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#161556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161556

16.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161556	1.00	16.46	1.28	16.46
#FFFFFF	16.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002258

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002733

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 21, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.0% 0.113 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5386',
    500: '#161556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161556;
$custom-light: #5e5386;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.923,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24998,
    "c": 0.11313,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161556

secondary

#8C8E39

accent

#E444E1

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161556

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

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