#161879#161879

#161879 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.157 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161879
RGB	rgb(22, 24, 121)
HSL	hsl(239, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(239, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 80.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.52, 35.28, -54.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.52, 64.74, 303.02°)
OKLab	oklab(29.55% 0.0019 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(29.55% 0.157 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.1075, 2.2039, 18.2944)
Luminance	0.0220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161879 #797716

analogous

#164979 #161879 #451679

triadic

#161879 #791618 #187916

tetradic

#161879 #791649 #797716 #167945

square

#161879 #791649 #797716 #167945

split-complementary

#161879 #794516 #497916

monochromatic

#05051A #0D0E45 #161879 #1F22AD #3033D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.58

#161879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#161879 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161879

14.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161879	1.00	14.58	1.44	14.58
#FFFFFF	14.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002477

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 24, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.157 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6857a1',
    500: '#161879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161879;
$custom-light: #6857a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.788,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29545,
    "c": 0.15722,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161879

secondary

#AEAC3D

accent

#E83CEC

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECE9F3

border

#C7C5CD

text

#07030F

muted

#7A787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #161879

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

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