#161B53#161B53

#161B53 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.101 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B53
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 83)
HSL	hsl(235, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(235, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 67.5%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.10, 18.84, -34.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.10, 39.62, 298.40°)
OKLab	oklab(25.84% 0.0055 -0.1005)
OKLCH	oklch(25.84% 0.101 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.2836, 1.5788, 8.3663)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B53 #534E16

analogous

#163953 #161B53 #2F1653

triadic

#161B53 #53161B #1B5316

tetradic

#161B53 #531639 #534E16 #16532F

square

#161B53 #531639 #534E16 #16532F

split-complementary

#161B53 #532F16 #395316

monochromatic

#060818 #090B23 #161B53 #232B83 #303AB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.96

#161B53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161B53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B53

15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B53	1.00	15.96	1.32	15.96
#FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002934

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.101 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5784',
    500: '#161b53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b53;
$custom-light: #5d5784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.082,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25841,
    "c": 0.10067,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B53

secondary

#8A843A

accent

#D546E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B53

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

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