#161789#161789

#161789 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 31.4% C 0.178 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161789
RGB	rgb(22, 23, 137)
HSL	hsl(239, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(239, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 83.2%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.32, 41.30, -61.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.32, 74.05, 303.90°)
OKLab	oklab(31.37% -0.0011 -0.178)
OKLCH	oklch(31.37% 0.178 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.1511, 2.5889, 23.8903)
Luminance	0.0259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161789 #898816

analogous

#165089 #161789 #4E1689

triadic

#161789 #891617 #178916

tetradic

#161789 #891650 #898816 #16894E

square

#161789 #891650 #898816 #16894E

split-complementary

#161789 #894E16 #508916

monochromatic

#050520 #0E0E54 #161789 #1E20BE #3A3BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.83

#161789 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#161789 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161789

13.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161789	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161789	1.00	13.83	1.52	13.83
#FFFFFF	13.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00328C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002787

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003B51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161789;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 23, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.4% 0.178 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c57ad',
    500: '#161789',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161789;
$custom-light: #6c57ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161789",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.478,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31374,
    "c": 0.17798,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161789

secondary

#BDBC3E

accent

#ED39EF

background

#F7F5FA

surface

#EDE9F4

border

#C8C5CE

text

#080310

muted

#7B787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #161789

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

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