#161657#161657

#161657 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.3% C 0.113 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161657
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 87)
HSL	hsl(240, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(240, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 74.7%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.17, 23.98, -39.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.17, 45.86, 301.52°)
OKLab	oklab(25.29% 0.0092 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(25.29% 0.113 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.3375, 1.4323, 9.1682)
Luminance	0.0143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161657 #575716

analogous

#163757 #161657 #371657

triadic

#161657 #571616 #165716

tetradic

#161657 #571637 #575716 #165737

square

#161657 #571637 #575716 #165737

split-complementary

#161657 #573716 #375716

monochromatic

#060618 #0A0A26 #161657 #222288 #2F2FB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.32

#161657 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#161657 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161657

16.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161657	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161657	1.00	16.32	1.29	16.32
#FFFFFF	16.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002834

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161657;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.3% 0.113 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5387',
    500: '#161657',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161657;
$custom-light: #5e5387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161657",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25288,
    "c": 0.11333,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161657

secondary

#8E8E3A

accent

#E345E3

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161657

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

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