#161B59#161B59

#161B59 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.110 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B59
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 89)
HSL	hsl(236, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(236, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 69.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.68, 21.26, -37.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.68, 43.51, 299.25°)
OKLab	oklab(26.45% 0.0052 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(26.45% 0.11 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.5254, 1.6755, 9.6396)
Luminance	0.0168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B59 #595416

analogous

#163D59 #161B59 #331659

triadic

#161B59 #59161B #1B5916

tetradic

#161B59 #59163D #595416 #165933

square

#161B59 #59163D #595416 #165933

split-complementary

#161B59 #593316 #3D5916

monochromatic

#060719 #0A0C28 #161B59 #222A8A #2E39BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.73

#161B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#161B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B59

15.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B59	1.00	15.73	1.34	15.73
#FFFFFF	15.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00265B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.110 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5789',
    500: '#161b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b59;
$custom-light: #5e5789;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.522,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26448,
    "c": 0.10975,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B59

secondary

#908A3B

accent

#D844E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B59

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

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