#161B56#161B56

#161B56 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.1% C 0.105 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B56
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 86)
HSL	hsl(235, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(235, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.39, 20.06, -36.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.39, 41.58, 298.84°)
OKLab	oklab(26.14% 0.0054 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(26.14% 0.105 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.4020, 1.6261, 8.9896)
Luminance	0.0163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B56 #565116

analogous

#163B56 #161B56 #311656

triadic

#161B56 #56161B #1B5616

tetradic

#161B56 #56163B #565116 #165631

square

#161B56 #56163B #565116 #165631

split-complementary

#161B56 #563116 #3B5616

monochromatic

#060818 #0A0C25 #161B56 #222A87 #2F3AB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.85

#161B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#161B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B56

15.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B56	1.00	15.85	1.33	15.85
#FFFFFF	15.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002558

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.1% 0.105 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5786',
    500: '#161b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b56;
$custom-light: #5d5786;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.313,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26142,
    "c": 0.10525,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B56

secondary

#8D873A

accent

#D645E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B56

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

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