#161A51#161A51

#161A51 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.4% C 0.099 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161A51
RGB	rgb(22, 26, 81)
HSL	hsl(236, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(236, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 67.9%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.63, 18.77, -34.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.63, 39.07, 298.72°)
OKLab	oklab(25.44% 0.0065 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(25.44% 0.099 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.1850, 1.5032, 7.9580)
Luminance	0.0150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161A51 #514D16

analogous

#163851 #161A51 #2F1651

triadic

#161A51 #51161A #1A5116

tetradic

#161A51 #511638 #514D16 #16512F

square

#161A51 #511638 #514D16 #16512F

split-complementary

#161A51 #512F16 #385116

monochromatic

#070818 #090B21 #161A51 #232981 #3039B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.15

#161A51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161A51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161A51

16.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161A51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161A51	1.00	16.15	1.30	16.15
#FFFFFF	16.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002353

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002832

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161a51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 26, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.4% 0.099 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5682',
    500: '#161a51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161a51;
$custom-light: #5c5682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161a51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.932,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25435,
    "c": 0.09901,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161A51

secondary

#88833A

accent

#D647E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161A51

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

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