#161968#161968

#161968 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.134 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161968
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 104)
HSL	hsl(238, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(238, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 76%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.76, 28.46, -46.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.76, 54.23, 301.65°)
OKLab	oklab(27.71% 0.0046 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(27.71% 0.134 272)
XYZ	xyz(3.1764, 1.8650, 13.2866)
Luminance	0.0186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161968 #686516

analogous

#164268 #161968 #3C1668

triadic

#161968 #681619 #196816

tetradic

#161968 #681642 #686516 #16683C

square

#161968 #681642 #686516 #16683C

split-complementary

#161968 #683C16 #426816

monochromatic

#050619 #0B0D35 #161968 #21259B #2B31CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.29

#161968 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#161968 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161968

15.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161968	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161968	1.00	15.29	1.37	15.29
#FFFFFF	15.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00296A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002167

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161968;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.134 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635694',
    500: '#161968',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161968;
$custom-light: #635694;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161968",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.805,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2771,
    "c": 0.13368,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.01865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161968

secondary

#9F9B3B

accent

#E240E8

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F1

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06030D

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #161968

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

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