#161872#161872

#161872 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.7% C 0.148 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161872
RGB	rgb(22, 24, 114)
HSL	hsl(239, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(239, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 78.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.69, 32.78, -51.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.69, 60.76, 302.65°)
OKLab	oklab(28.71% 0.0033 -0.1481)
OKLCH	oklch(28.71% 0.148 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.6937, 2.0383, 16.1151)
Luminance	0.0204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161872 #727016

analogous

#164672 #161872 #421672

triadic

#161872 #721618 #187216

tetradic

#161872 #721646 #727016 #167242

square

#161872 #721646 #727016 #167242

split-complementary

#161872 #724216 #467216

monochromatic

#05051A #0C0D3F #161872 #2023A5 #2C30D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.92

#161872 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#161872 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161872

14.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161872	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161872	1.00	14.92	1.41	14.92
#FFFFFF	14.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002270

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161872;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 24, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.7% 0.148 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66569c',
    500: '#161872',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161872;
$custom-light: #66569c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161872",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.696,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2871,
    "c": 0.14817,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161872

secondary

#A8A53C

accent

#E73DEB

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#07030E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #161872

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

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