#161759#161759

#161759 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.7% C 0.115 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161759
RGB	rgb(22, 23, 89)
HSL	hsl(239, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(239, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 74.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.64, 24.06, -39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.64, 46.40, 301.24°)
OKLab	oklab(25.69% 0.0082 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(25.69% 0.115 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.4398, 1.5044, 9.6111)
Luminance	0.0150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161759 #595816

analogous

#163959 #161759 #371659

triadic

#161759 #591617 #175916

tetradic

#161759 #591639 #595816 #165937

square

#161759 #591639 #595816 #165937

split-complementary

#161759 #593716 #395916

monochromatic

#060619 #0A0A28 #161759 #22248A #2E30BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.14

#161759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161759

16.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161759	1.00	16.14	1.30	16.14
#FFFFFF	16.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00245B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002936

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 23, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.7% 0.115 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5489',
    500: '#161759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161759;
$custom-light: #5f5489;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.104,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25688,
    "c": 0.11496,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161759

secondary

#908F3B

accent

#E144E4

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE7F0

border

#C6C3CB

text

#05020B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161759

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

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