#161979#161979

#161979 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.7% C 0.156 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161979
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 121)
HSL	hsl(238, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(238, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 79.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.73, 34.69, -53.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.73, 64.14, 302.74°)
OKLab	oklab(29.69% 0.0016 -0.1562)
OKLCH	oklch(29.69% 0.156 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.1285, 2.2458, 18.3014)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161979 #797616

analogous

#164A79 #161979 #441679

triadic

#161979 #791619 #197916

tetradic

#161979 #79164A #797616 #167944

square

#161979 #79164A #797616 #167944

split-complementary

#161979 #794416 #4A7916

monochromatic

#05051A #0D0E45 #161979 #1F24AD #3035D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.49

#161979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#161979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161979

14.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161979	1.00	14.49	1.45	14.49
#FFFFFF	14.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002477

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003648

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.7% 0.156 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6757a1',
    500: '#161979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161979;
$custom-light: #6757a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.182,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2969,
    "c": 0.15624,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161979

secondary

#AEAB3D

accent

#E73CEC

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECE9F3

border

#C7C5CD

text

#07030F

muted

#7A787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #161979

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

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