#161859#161859

#161859 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.114 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161859
RGB	rgb(22, 24, 89)
HSL	hsl(238, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(238, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 73%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.89, 23.37, -39.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.89, 45.69, 300.77°)
OKLab	oklab(25.87% 0.0075 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(25.87% 0.114 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.4601, 1.5449, 9.6178)
Luminance	0.0155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161859 #595716

analogous

#163A59 #161859 #361659

triadic

#161859 #591618 #185916

tetradic

#161859 #59163A #595716 #165936

square

#161859 #59163A #595716 #165936

split-complementary

#161859 #593616 #3A5916

monochromatic

#060719 #0A0B28 #161859 #22258A #2E32BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.04

#161859 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#161859 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161859

16.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161859	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161859	1.00	16.04	1.31	16.04
#FFFFFF	16.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00245B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002936

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161859;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 24, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.114 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5589',
    500: '#161859',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161859;
$custom-light: #5f5589;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161859",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.209,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25872,
    "c": 0.1137,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161859

secondary

#908E3B

accent

#DF44E4

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#EAE8F0

border

#C6C4CB

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161859

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

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