#161579#161579

#161579 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.160 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161579
RGB	rgb(22, 21, 121)
HSL	hsl(241, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(241, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 82.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.94, 36.97, -55.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.94, 66.48, 303.78°)
OKLab	oklab(29.13% 0.0029 -0.16)
OKLCH	oklch(29.13% 0.16 271)
XYZ	xyz(4.0491, 2.0869, 18.2749)
Luminance	0.0209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161579 #787915

analogous

#154679 #161579 #481579

triadic

#161579 #791615 #157916

tetradic

#161579 #791546 #787915 #157948

square

#161579 #791546 #787915 #157948

split-complementary

#161579 #794815 #467915

monochromatic

#05051A #0D0C45 #161579 #1F1EAD #2F2EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.82

#161579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#161579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161579

14.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161579	1.00	14.82	1.42	14.82
#FFFFFF	14.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002277

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003447

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 21, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.160 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6855a1',
    500: '#161579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161579;
$custom-light: #6855a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240.6,
    "s": 70.423,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29134,
    "c": 0.16001,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.02087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161579

secondary

#ADAF3B

accent

#ED3BEB

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECE9F3

border

#C7C5CD

text

#07030F

muted

#7A787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #161579

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

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