#161649#161649

#161649 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.012; OKLCH L 23.8% C 0.092 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#161649
RGBrgb(22, 22, 73)
HSLhsl(240, 54%, 19%)
HSVhsv(240, 70%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(69.9%, 69.9%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LABlab(10.74, 18.50, -31.83)
CIE-LCHlch(10.74, 36.81, 300.16°)
OKLaboklab(23.81% 0.0109 -0.0917)
OKLCHoklch(23.81% 0.092 276.8)
XYZxyz(1.8200, 1.2253, 6.4426)
Luminance0.0123 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#161649 #494916
analogous
#162F49 #161649 #2F1649
triadic
#161649 #491616 #164916
tetradic
#161649 #49162F #494916 #16492F
square
#161649 #49162F #494916 #16492F
split-complementary
#161649 #492F16 #2F4916
monochromatic
#070718 #08081A #161649 #242478 #3232A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.87
#161649 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.24
#161649 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161649
16.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##161649#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##1616491.0016.871.2416.87
#FFFFFF16.871.0021.001.00
#0000001.2421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF16.871.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#001F4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#001B48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00232D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #161649;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.8% 0.092 276.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a537c',
    500: '#161649',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #161649;
$custom-light: #5a537c;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#161649",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 53.684,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23812,
    "c": 0.09232,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#161649
secondary
#80803A
accent
#DD4BDD
background
#F5F4F7
surface
#E9E7EE
border
#C5C3C9
text
#040209
muted
#79787B

Preview Lab

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#161649 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva