#161A56#161A56

#161A56 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.107 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161A56
RGB	rgb(22, 26, 86)
HSL	hsl(236, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(236, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 69.8%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.11, 20.78, -36.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.11, 42.32, 299.40°)
OKLab	oklab(25.94% 0.0062 -0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(25.94% 0.107 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.3794, 1.5810, 8.9821)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161A56 #565216

analogous

#163A56 #161A56 #321656

triadic

#161A56 #56161A #1A5616

tetradic

#161A56 #56163A #565216 #165632

square

#161A56 #56163A #565216 #165632

split-complementary

#161A56 #563216 #3A5616

monochromatic

#060718 #0A0B25 #161A56 #222987 #2F37B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.96

#161A56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161A56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161A56

15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161A56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161A56	1.00	15.96	1.32	15.96
#FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002558

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161a56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 26, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.107 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5686',
    500: '#161a56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161a56;
$custom-light: #5d5686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161a56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25941,
    "c": 0.10661,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161A56

secondary

#8D883A

accent

#D945E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161A56

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

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