#161748#161748

#161748 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 23.9% C 0.089 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161748
RGB	rgb(22, 23, 72)
HSL	hsl(239, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(239, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.93, 17.36, -30.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.93, 35.38, 299.39°)
OKLab	oklab(23.92% 0.0099 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(23.92% 0.089 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(1.8066, 1.2511, 6.2759)
Luminance	0.0125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161748 #484716

analogous

#163048 #161748 #2E1648

triadic

#161748 #481617 #174816

tetradic

#161748 #481630 #484716 #16482E

square

#161748 #481630 #484716 #16482E

split-complementary

#161748 #482E16 #304816

monochromatic

#070717 #080819 #161748 #242677 #3335A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.80

#161748 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#161748 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161748

16.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161748	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161748	1.00	16.80	1.25	16.80
#FFFFFF	16.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00204A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001B47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00232C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161748;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 23, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.9% 0.089 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a547b',
    500: '#161748',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161748;
$custom-light: #5a547b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161748",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.8,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23919,
    "c": 0.08929,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161748

secondary

#7F7E3A

accent

#DA4BDD

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#040209

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161748

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

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