#161972#161972

#161972 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.147 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161972
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 114)
HSL	hsl(238, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(238, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 78.1%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.90, 32.17, -50.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.90, 60.13, 302.34°)
OKLab	oklab(28.86% 0.0029 -0.1471)
OKLCH	oklch(28.86% 0.147 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.7147, 2.0803, 16.1221)
Luminance	0.0208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161972 #726F16

analogous

#164772 #161972 #411672

triadic

#161972 #721619 #197216

tetradic

#161972 #721647 #726F16 #167241

square

#161972 #721647 #726F16 #167241

split-complementary

#161972 #724116 #477216

monochromatic

#05061A #0C0E3F #161972 #2024A5 #2C32D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.83

#161972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#161972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161972

14.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161972	1.00	14.83	1.42	14.83
#FFFFFF	14.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002370

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.147 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65579c',
    500: '#161972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161972;
$custom-light: #65579c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.043,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28863,
    "c": 0.14713,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161972

secondary

#A8A43C

accent

#E53DEB

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#07030E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #161972

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

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