#161950#161950

#161950 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.1% C 0.099 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161950
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 80)
HSL	hsl(237, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(237, 73%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 68.8%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.25, 19.10, -34.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.25, 39.16, 299.19°)
OKLab	oklab(25.13% 0.0075 -0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(25.13% 0.099 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.1260, 1.4448, 7.7547)
Luminance	0.0144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.14

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161950 #504D16

analogous

#163650 #161950 #301650

triadic

#161950 #501619 #195016

tetradic

#161950 #501636 #504D16 #165030

square

#161950 #501636 #504D16 #165030

split-complementary

#161950 #503016 #365016

monochromatic

#070718 #090A20 #161950 #232880 #3037B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.29

#161950 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#161950 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161950

16.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161950	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161950	1.00	16.29	1.29	16.29
#FFFFFF	16.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002352

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002731

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161950;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.1% 0.099 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5582',
    500: '#161950',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161950;
$custom-light: #5c5582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161950",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.897,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25129,
    "c": 0.09888,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161950

secondary

#87833A

accent

#D848E0

background

#F5F4F8

surface

#E9E8EF

border

#C5C4CA

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161950

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

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