#161B52#161B52

#161B52 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.7% C 0.099 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B52
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 82)
HSL	hsl(235, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(235, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 67.1%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.01, 18.44, -34.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.01, 38.97, 298.25°)
OKLab	oklab(25.74% 0.0056 -0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(25.74% 0.099 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.2453, 1.5634, 8.1645)
Luminance	0.0156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B52 #524D16

analogous

#163952 #161B52 #2F1652

triadic

#161B52 #52161B #1B5216

tetradic

#161B52 #521639 #524D16 #16522F

square

#161B52 #521639 #524D16 #16522F

split-complementary

#161B52 #522F16 #395216

monochromatic

#060818 #090B22 #161B52 #232B82 #303BB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.00

#161B52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#161B52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B52

16.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B52	1.00	16.00	1.31	16.00
#FFFFFF	16.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002454

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002933

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.7% 0.099 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5783',
    500: '#161b52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b52;
$custom-light: #5c5783;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25742,
    "c": 0.09913,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B52

secondary

#89833A

accent

#D447E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B52

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

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