#161999#161999

#161999 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.195 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161999
RGB	rgb(22, 25, 153)
HSL	hsl(239, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(239, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 83.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.69, 45.53, -67.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.69, 81.39, 304.02°)
OKLab	oklab(33.61% -0.0047 -0.1953)
OKLCH	oklch(33.61% 0.195 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.4263, 3.1650, 30.4030)
Luminance	0.0317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161999 #999616

analogous

#165B99 #161999 #551699

triadic

#161999 #991619 #199916

tetradic

#161999 #99165B #999616 #169955

square

#161999 #99165B #999616 #169955

split-complementary

#161999 #995516 #5B9916

monochromatic

#07082E #0E1063 #161999 #1E22CF #4549E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.86

#161999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#161999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161999

12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161999	1.00	12.86	1.63	12.86
#FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00389C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00435B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 25, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.195 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7059b8',
    500: '#161999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161999;
$custom-light: #7059b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.626,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33608,
    "c": 0.19541,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161999

secondary

#C5C246

accent

#ED36F1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090412

muted

#7B7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #161999

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

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