#161659#161659

#161659 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.5% C 0.116 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161659
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 89)
HSL	hsl(240, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(240, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.39, 24.75, -40.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.39, 47.11, 301.69°)
OKLab	oklab(25.51% 0.0089 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(25.51% 0.116 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.4204, 1.4654, 9.6046)
Luminance	0.0147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161659 #595916

analogous

#163859 #161659 #381659

triadic

#161659 #591616 #165916

tetradic

#161659 #591638 #595916 #165938

square

#161659 #591638 #595916 #165938

split-complementary

#161659 #593816 #385916

monochromatic

#060619 #0A0A28 #161659 #22228A #2E2EBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.24

#161659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#161659 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161659

16.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161659	1.00	16.24	1.29	16.24
#FFFFFF	16.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00235B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002835

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.5% 0.116 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5389',
    500: '#161659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161659;
$custom-light: #5f5389;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25508,
    "c": 0.11621,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161659

secondary

#90903B

accent

#E444E4

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161659

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

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