#161969#161969

#161969 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.135 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161969
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 105)
HSL	hsl(238, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(238, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 76.2%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.87, 28.83, -46.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.87, 54.83, 301.73°)
OKLab	oklab(27.82% 0.0044 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(27.82% 0.135 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.2274, 1.8854, 13.5557)
Luminance	0.0189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161969 #696616

analogous

#164369 #161969 #3C1669

triadic

#161969 #691619 #196916

tetradic

#161969 #691643 #696616 #16693C

square

#161969 #691643 #696616 #16693C

split-complementary

#161969 #693C16 #436916

monochromatic

#050619 #0B0D36 #161969 #21259C #2B31CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.25

#161969 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#161969 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161969

15.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161969	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161969	1.00	15.25	1.38	15.25
#FFFFFF	15.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00296B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002168

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00303F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161969;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.135 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635695',
    500: '#161969',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161969;
$custom-light: #635695;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161969",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.831,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27824,
    "c": 0.13504,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161969

secondary

#9F9C3B

accent

#E23FE8

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#06030D

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #161969

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

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