#161973#161973

#161973 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 29.0% C 0.148 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161973
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 115)
HSL	hsl(238, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(238, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 78.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.02, 32.53, -51.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.02, 60.71, 302.40°)
OKLab	oklab(28.98% 0.0027 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(28.98% 0.148 271)
XYZ	xyz(3.7720, 2.1032, 16.4235)
Luminance	0.0210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161973 #737016

analogous

#164773 #161973 #421673

triadic

#161973 #731619 #197316

tetradic

#161973 #731647 #737016 #167342

square

#161973 #731647 #737016 #167342

split-complementary

#161973 #734216 #477316

monochromatic

#05061A #0C0E40 #161973 #2024A6 #2D32D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.78

#161973 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#161973 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161973

14.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161973	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161973	1.00	14.78	1.42	14.78
#FFFFFF	14.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002C76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002371

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003445

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161973;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.0% 0.148 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66579c',
    500: '#161973',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161973;
$custom-light: #66579c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161973",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.065,
    "s": 67.883,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2898,
    "c": 0.14844,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.02104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161973

secondary

#A9A53C

accent

#E53DEB

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#07030E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #161973

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

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