#161957#161957

#161957 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.109 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161957
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 87)
HSL	hsl(237, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(237, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 71.3%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.95, 21.89, -37.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.95, 43.70, 300.06°)
OKLab	oklab(25.85% 0.0069 -0.1092)
OKLCH	oklch(25.85% 0.109 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.3982, 1.5537, 9.1885)
Luminance	0.0155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161957 #575416

analogous

#163A57 #161957 #341657

triadic

#161957 #571619 #195716

tetradic

#161957 #57163A #575416 #165734

square

#161957 #57163A #575416 #165734

split-complementary

#161957 #573416 #3A5716

monochromatic

#060718 #0A0B26 #161957 #222788 #2F35B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.02

#161957 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#161957 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161957

16.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161957	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161957	1.00	16.02	1.31	16.02
#FFFFFF	16.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002459

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002935

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161957;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.109 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5587',
    500: '#161957',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161957;
$custom-light: #5e5587;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161957",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.231,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25849,
    "c": 0.10945,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161957

secondary

#8E8A3A

accent

#DC45E3

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161957

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

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