#161559#161559

#161559 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.3% C 0.117 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161559
RGB	rgb(22, 21, 89)
HSL	hsl(241, 62%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(241, 76%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 76.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.14, 25.42, -40.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.14, 47.81, 302.12°)
OKLab	oklab(25.33% 0.0096 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(25.33% 0.117 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.4016, 1.4279, 9.5983)
Luminance	0.0143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161559 #585915

analogous

#153659 #161559 #381559

triadic

#161559 #591615 #155916

tetradic

#161559 #591536 #585915 #155938

square

#161559 #591536 #585915 #155938

split-complementary

#161559 #593815 #365915

monochromatic

#060619 #0A0927 #161559 #22218B #2E2CBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.33

#161559 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#161559 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161559

16.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161559	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161559	1.00	16.33	1.29	16.33
#FFFFFF	16.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00235B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002835

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161559;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 21, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.3% 0.117 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5389',
    500: '#161559',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161559;
$custom-light: #5f5389;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161559",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.882,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25333,
    "c": 0.11743,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161559

secondary

#8F9139

accent

#E543E3

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161559

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

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