#161B4F#161B4F

#161B4F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.4% C 0.094 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B4F
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 79)
HSL	hsl(235, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(235, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 65.8%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.73, 17.22, -32.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.73, 36.99, 297.75°)
OKLab	oklab(25.45% 0.0057 -0.0943)
OKLCH	oklch(25.45% 0.094 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.1336, 1.5188, 7.5763)
Luminance	0.0152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B4F #4F4A16

analogous

#16384F #161B4F #2E164F

triadic

#161B4F #4F161B #1B4F16

tetradic

#161B4F #4F1638 #4F4A16 #164F2E

square

#161B4F #4F1638 #4F4A16 #164F2E

split-complementary

#161B4F #4F2E16 #384F16

monochromatic

#070818 #090B1F #161B4F #232B7F #313CAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.11

#161B4F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161B4F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B4F

16.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B4F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B4F	1.00	16.11	1.30	16.11
#FFFFFF	16.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002451

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002832

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b4f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.4% 0.094 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5781',
    500: '#161b4f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b4f;
$custom-light: #5c5781;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b4f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.737,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25449,
    "c": 0.09446,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B4F

secondary

#86803A

accent

#D248E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B4F

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

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