#161A57#161A57

#161A57 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.0% C 0.108 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161A57
RGB	rgb(22, 26, 87)
HSL	hsl(236, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(236, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 70.1%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.21, 21.17, -37.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.21, 42.96, 299.53°)
OKLab	oklab(26.04% 0.0061 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(26.04% 0.108 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.4200, 1.5973, 9.1957)
Luminance	0.0160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161A57 #575316

analogous

#163B57 #161A57 #331657

triadic

#161A57 #57161A #1A5716

tetradic

#161A57 #57163B #575316 #165733

square

#161A57 #57163B #575316 #165733

split-complementary

#161A57 #573316 #3B5716

monochromatic

#060718 #0A0B26 #161A57 #222988 #2F37B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.92

#161A57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161A57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161A57

15.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161A57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161A57	1.00	15.92	1.32	15.92
#FFFFFF	15.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002559

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161a57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 26, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.0% 0.108 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5687',
    500: '#161a57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161a57;
$custom-light: #5e5687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161a57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.308,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26044,
    "c": 0.10811,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161A57

secondary

#8E893A

accent

#D945E3

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161A57

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

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