#161B4C#161B4C

#161B4C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.2% C 0.090 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B4C
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 76)
HSL	hsl(234, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(234, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 64.5%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.46, 16.00, -31.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.46, 34.99, 297.22°)
OKLab	oklab(25.16% 0.0057 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(25.16% 0.09 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.0269, 1.4761, 7.0142)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B4C #4C4716

analogous

#16364C #161B4C #2C164C

triadic

#161B4C #4C161B #1B4C16

tetradic

#161B4C #4C1636 #4C4716 #164C2C

square

#161B4C #4C1636 #4C4716 #164C2C

split-complementary

#161B4C #4C2C16 #364C16

monochromatic

#070818 #080A1D #161B4C #242C7B #313DAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.21

#161B4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161B4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B4C

16.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B4C	1.00	16.21	1.30	16.21
#FFFFFF	16.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00234E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002730

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.2% 0.090 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b577e',
    500: '#161b4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b4c;
$custom-light: #5b577e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.444,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25162,
    "c": 0.08971,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B4C

secondary

#847D3A

accent

#D149DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B4C

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

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