#161970#161970

#161970 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.6% C 0.144 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161970
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 112)
HSL	hsl(238, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(238, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 77.7%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.67, 31.43, -49.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.67, 58.97, 302.21°)
OKLab	oklab(28.63% 0.0032 -0.1444)
OKLCH	oklch(28.63% 0.144 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.6021, 2.0353, 15.5291)
Luminance	0.0204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161970 #706D16

analogous

#164670 #161970 #401670

triadic

#161970 #701619 #197016

tetradic

#161970 #701646 #706D16 #167040

square

#161970 #701646 #706D16 #167040

split-complementary

#161970 #704016 #467016

monochromatic

#05061A #0C0E3D #161970 #2024A3 #2B31D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.92

#161970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#161970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161970

14.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161970	1.00	14.92	1.41	14.92
#FFFFFF	14.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002B73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00236E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003243

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.6% 0.144 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65579a',
    500: '#161970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161970;
$custom-light: #65579a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238,
    "s": 67.164,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2863,
    "c": 0.14448,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161970

secondary

#A6A23C

accent

#E43EEA

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#07030E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #161970

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

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