#161656#161656

#161656 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.2% C 0.112 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161656
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 86)
HSL	hsl(240, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(240, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.06, 23.59, -38.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.06, 45.23, 301.44°)
OKLab	oklab(25.18% 0.0094 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(25.18% 0.112 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.2969, 1.4161, 8.9546)
Luminance	0.0142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161656 #565616

analogous

#163656 #161656 #361656

triadic

#161656 #561616 #165616

tetradic

#161656 #561636 #565616 #165636

square

#161656 #561636 #565616 #165636

split-complementary

#161656 #563616 #365616

monochromatic

#060618 #0A0A25 #161656 #222287 #2F2FB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.37

#161656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#161656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161656

16.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161656	1.00	16.37	1.28	16.37
#FFFFFF	16.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002358

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002734

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.2% 0.112 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5386',
    500: '#161656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161656;
$custom-light: #5e5386;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25178,
    "c": 0.11187,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161656

secondary

#8D8D3A

accent

#E245E2

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE7EF

border

#C6C3CA

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161656

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

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