#161855#161855

#161855 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.4% C 0.108 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161855
RGB	rgb(22, 24, 85)
HSL	hsl(238, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(238, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 71.8%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.48, 21.81, -37.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.48, 43.15, 300.36°)
OKLab	oklab(25.45% 0.008 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(25.45% 0.108 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.2967, 1.4795, 8.7571)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161855 #555316

analogous

#163755 #161855 #331655

triadic

#161855 #551618 #185516

tetradic

#161855 #551637 #555316 #165533

square

#161855 #551637 #555316 #165533

split-complementary

#161855 #553316 #375516

monochromatic

#060718 #090A24 #161855 #232686 #2F33B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.20

#161855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161855 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161855

16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161855	1.00	16.20	1.30	16.20
#FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002357

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002834

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 24, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.4% 0.108 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5586',
    500: '#161855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161855;
$custom-light: #5d5586;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.095,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25446,
    "c": 0.1078,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161855

secondary

#8C8A3A

accent

#DD46E2

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#E9E7EF

border

#C5C3CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161855

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

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