#161971#161971

#161971 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.7% C 0.146 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161971
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 113)
HSL	hsl(238, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(238, 81%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.5%, 77.9%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.79, 31.80, -50.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.79, 59.55, 302.28°)
OKLab	oklab(28.75% 0.0031 -0.1458)
OKLCH	oklch(28.75% 0.146 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.6581, 2.0577, 15.8240)
Luminance	0.0206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161971 #716E16

analogous

#164771 #161971 #411671

triadic

#161971 #711619 #197116

tetradic

#161971 #711647 #716E16 #167141

square

#161971 #711647 #716E16 #167141

split-complementary

#161971 #714116 #477116

monochromatic

#05061A #0C0E3E #161971 #2024A4 #2C31D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.88

#161971 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#161971 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161971

14.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161971	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161971	1.00	14.88	1.41	14.88
#FFFFFF	14.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00236F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161971;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.7% 0.146 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65579b',
    500: '#161971',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161971;
$custom-light: #65579b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161971",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.022,
    "s": 67.407,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28746,
    "c": 0.1458,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161971

secondary

#A7A33C

accent

#E53EEA

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#07030E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #161971

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

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