#161B57#161B57

#161B57 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.107 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B57
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 87)
HSL	hsl(235, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(235, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 69%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.49, 20.46, -36.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.49, 42.22, 298.98°)
OKLab	oklab(26.24% 0.0053 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(26.24% 0.107 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.4425, 1.6423, 9.2033)
Luminance	0.0164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B57 #575216

analogous

#163C57 #161B57 #321657

triadic

#161B57 #57161B #1B5716

tetradic

#161B57 #57163C #575216 #165732

square

#161B57 #57163C #575216 #165732

split-complementary

#161B57 #573216 #3C5716

monochromatic

#060818 #0A0C26 #161B57 #222A88 #2F39B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.81

#161B57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#161B57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B57

15.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B57	1.00	15.81	1.33	15.81
#FFFFFF	15.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002659

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002056

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.107 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5787',
    500: '#161b57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b57;
$custom-light: #5e5787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.385,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26243,
    "c": 0.10675,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B57

secondary

#8E883A

accent

#D745E3

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B57

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

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