#161B4D#161B4D

#161B4D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.3% C 0.091 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B4D
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 77)
HSL	hsl(235, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(235, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 64.9%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.54, 16.41, -31.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.54, 35.66, 297.40°)
OKLab	oklab(25.26% 0.0057 -0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(25.26% 0.091 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.0619, 1.4901, 7.1987)
Luminance	0.0149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B4D #4D4816

analogous

#16374D #161B4D #2D164D

triadic

#161B4D #4D161B #1B4D16

tetradic

#161B4D #4D1637 #4D4816 #164D2D

square

#161B4D #4D1637 #4D4816 #164D2D

split-complementary

#161B4D #4D2D16 #374D16

monochromatic

#070818 #080A1D #161B4D #242C7D #313CAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.18

#161B4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161B4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B4D

16.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B4D	1.00	16.18	1.30	16.18
#FFFFFF	16.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00234F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002731

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.3% 0.091 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b577f',
    500: '#161b4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b4d;
$custom-light: #5b577f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25257,
    "c": 0.09131,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B4D

secondary

#857E3A

accent

#D149DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B4D

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

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