#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
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 73)
HSL	hsl(240, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(240, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 69.9%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.74, 18.50, -31.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.74, 36.81, 300.16°)
OKLab	oklab(23.81% 0.0109 -0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(23.81% 0.092 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.8200, 1.2253, 6.4426)
Luminance	0.0123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

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
##161649	1.00	16.87	1.24	16.87
#FFFFFF	16.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #161649

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

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