#161B4A#161B4A
#161B4A is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 25.0% C 0.087 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #161B4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 27, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 54%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 70%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 63.5%, 0%, 71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(12.28, 15.19, -30.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(12.28, 33.64, 296.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(24.98% 0.0057 -0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(24.98% 0.087 273.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(1.9584, 1.4487, 6.6537) |
| Luminance | 0.0145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Navy (survey)
#01153E
ΔE00 3.54
Navy Blue (survey)
#001146
ΔE00 3.57
Dark Navy
#000435
ΔE00 5.63
Very Dark Blue
#000133
ΔE00 6.07
Midnight Blue (survey)
#020035
ΔE00 6.07
Navy Blue
#1B2A4A
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#161B4A #4A4516
analogous
#16354A #161B4A #2B164A
triadic
#161B4A #4A161B #1B4A16
tetradic
#161B4A #4A1635 #4A4516 #164A2B
square
#161B4A #4A1635 #4A4516 #164A2B
split-complementary
#161B4A #4A2B16 #354A16
monochromatic
#070918 #080A1B #161B4A #242C79 #323DA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
16.28
#161B4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.29
#161B4A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #161B4A
16.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##161B4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##161B4A | 1.00 | 16.28 | 1.29 | 16.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 16.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 16.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00224C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#001E49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00262F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#202020
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #161b4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(25.0% 0.087 273.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5a577d',
500: '#161b4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #161b4a; $custom-light: #5a577d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#161b4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 27,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.231,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 18.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.24975,
"c": 0.08651,
"h": 273.8
},
"luminance": 0.01449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#161B4A
secondary
#827B3A
accent
#CF4ADE
background
#F5F5F7
surface
#E9E9EE
border
#C5C5C9
text
#040309
muted
#79787B