#161779#161779

#161779 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.158 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161779
RGB	rgb(22, 23, 121)
HSL	hsl(239, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(239, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 81%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.32, 35.85, -54.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.32, 65.34, 303.28°)
OKLab	oklab(29.4% 0.0023 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(29.4% 0.158 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.0873, 2.1634, 18.2876)
Luminance	0.0216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161779 #797816

analogous

#164879 #161779 #461679

triadic

#161779 #791617 #177916

tetradic

#161779 #791648 #797816 #167946

square

#161779 #791648 #797816 #167946

split-complementary

#161779 #794616 #487916

monochromatic

#05051A #0D0D45 #161779 #1F21AD #3032D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.66

#161779 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#161779 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161779

14.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161779	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161779	1.00	14.66	1.43	14.66
#FFFFFF	14.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002D7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002377

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161779;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 23, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.158 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6856a1',
    500: '#161779',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161779;
$custom-light: #6856a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161779",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.394,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29404,
    "c": 0.15818,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161779

secondary

#AEAD3D

accent

#EA3CEC

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECE9F3

border

#C7C5CD

text

#07030F

muted

#7A787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #161779

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

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