#161B43#161B43

#161B43 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.3% C 0.075 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B43
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 67)
HSL	hsl(233, 51%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(233, 67%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 59.7%, 0%, 73.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.69, 12.33, -26.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.69, 28.87, 295.28°)
OKLab	oklab(24.34% 0.0053 -0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(24.34% 0.075 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.7356, 1.3596, 5.4801)
Luminance	0.0136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B43 #433E16

analogous

#163243 #161B43 #271643

triadic

#161B43 #43161B #1B4316

tetradic

#161B43 #431632 #433E16 #164327

square

#161B43 #431632 #433E16 #164327

split-complementary

#161B43 #432716 #324316

monochromatic

#080917 #080917 #161B43 #252E71 #34409F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.51

#161B43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.27

#161B43 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B43

16.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B43	1.00	16.51	1.27	16.51
#FFFFFF	16.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#042144

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001D42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00242C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.3% 0.075 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#595777',
    500: '#161b43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b43;
$custom-light: #595777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 50.562,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24344,
    "c": 0.075,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B43

secondary

#7A733A

accent

#CA4EDA

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B43

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

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