#161856#161856

#161856 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.6% C 0.109 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161856
RGB	rgb(22, 24, 86)
HSL	hsl(238, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(238, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.58, 22.20, -37.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.58, 43.79, 300.46°)
OKLab	oklab(25.55% 0.0078 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(25.55% 0.109 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.3367, 1.4955, 8.9678)
Luminance	0.0150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161856 #565416

analogous

#163856 #161856 #341656

triadic

#161856 #561618 #185616

tetradic

#161856 #561638 #565416 #165634

square

#161856 #561638 #565416 #165634

split-complementary

#161856 #563416 #385616

monochromatic

#060718 #0A0A25 #161856 #222687 #2F33B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.16

#161856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161856

16.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161856	1.00	16.16	1.30	16.16
#FFFFFF	16.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002458

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002834

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 24, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.6% 0.109 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5586',
    500: '#161856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161856;
$custom-light: #5e5586;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.125,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25551,
    "c": 0.10929,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161856

secondary

#8D8B3A

accent

#DE45E2

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE8EF

border

#C6C4CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161856

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

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