#161846#161846

#161846 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 23.9% C 0.085 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161846
RGB	rgb(22, 24, 70)
HSL	hsl(238, 52%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(238, 69%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 65.7%, 0%, 72.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.03, 15.82, -29.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.03, 33.26, 298.39°)
OKLab	oklab(23.94% 0.0089 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(23.94% 0.085 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.7626, 1.2659, 5.9446)
Luminance	0.0127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161846 #464416

analogous

#163046 #161846 #2C1646

triadic

#161846 #461618 #184616

tetradic

#161846 #461630 #464416 #16462C

square

#161846 #461630 #464416 #16462C

split-complementary

#161846 #462C16 #304616

monochromatic

#070817 #070817 #161846 #252875 #3338A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.76

#161846 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#161846 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161846

16.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161846	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161846	1.00	16.76	1.25	16.76
#FFFFFF	16.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001C45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00232C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1E1E1E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161846;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 24, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.9% 0.085 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a547a',
    500: '#161846',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161846;
$custom-light: #5a547a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161846",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.5,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.23939,
    "c": 0.08459,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161846

secondary

#7D7B3A

accent

#D64CDC

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7ED

border

#C5C3C8

text

#040209

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161846

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

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