#161699#161699

#161699 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.198 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161699
RGB	rgb(22, 22, 153)
HSL	hsl(240, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(240, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 85.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.22, 46.94, -68.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.22, 82.83, 304.52°)
OKLab	oklab(33.28% -0.0043 -0.1976)
OKLCH	oklch(33.28% 0.198 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.3656, 3.0435, 30.3828)
Luminance	0.0304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#161699 #999916

analogous

#165899 #161699 #581699

triadic

#161699 #991616 #169916

tetradic

#161699 #991658 #999916 #169958

square

#161699 #991658 #999916 #169958

split-complementary

#161699 #995816 #589916

monochromatic

#07072E #0E0E63 #161699 #1E1ECF #4545E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.05

#161699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#161699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161699

13.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161699	1.00	13.05	1.61	13.05
#FFFFFF	13.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00379C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00425A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 22, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.198 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7158b9',
    500: '#161699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161699;
$custom-light: #7158b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33279,
    "c": 0.19762,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161699

secondary

#C5C546

accent

#F136F1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090312

muted

#7B7881

Preview Lab

Preview with #161699

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

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