#161850#161850

#161850 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.100 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161850
RGB	rgb(22, 24, 80)
HSL	hsl(238, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(238, 73%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 70%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.98, 19.83, -34.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.98, 39.91, 299.78°)
OKLab	oklab(24.93% 0.0084 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(24.93% 0.1 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.1050, 1.4028, 7.7477)
Luminance	0.0140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.03

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161850 #504E16

analogous

#163550 #161850 #311650

triadic

#161850 #501618 #185016

tetradic

#161850 #501635 #504E16 #165031

square

#161850 #501635 #504E16 #165031

split-complementary

#161850 #503116 #355016

monochromatic

#070718 #090A20 #161850 #232680 #3035B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.40

#161850 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#161850 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161850

16.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161850	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161850	1.00	16.40	1.28	16.40
#FFFFFF	16.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002631

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161850;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 24, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.100 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5582',
    500: '#161850',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161850;
$custom-light: #5c5582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161850",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.931,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24926,
    "c": 0.10028,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161850

secondary

#87853A

accent

#DB48E0

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#E9E7EF

border

#C5C3CA

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161850

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

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