#161B5B#161B5B

#161B5B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.7% C 0.113 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B5B
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 91)
HSL	hsl(236, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 70.3%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.88, 22.05, -38.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.88, 44.78, 299.50°)
OKLab	oklab(26.66% 0.005 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(26.66% 0.113 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.6105, 1.7095, 10.0879)
Luminance	0.0171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B5B #5B5616

analogous

#163E5B #161B5B #34165B

triadic

#161B5B #5B161B #1B5B16

tetradic

#161B5B #5B163E #5B5616 #165B34

square

#161B5B #5B163E #5B5616 #165B34

split-complementary

#161B5B #5B3416 #3E5B16

monochromatic

#060719 #0A0C2A #161B5B #222A8C #2E38BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.65

#161B5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#161B5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B5B

15.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B5B	1.00	15.65	1.34	15.65
#FFFFFF	15.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00275D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00205A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002C38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.7% 0.113 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f578a',
    500: '#161b5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b5b;
$custom-light: #5f578a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.652,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26656,
    "c": 0.11272,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B5B

secondary

#928C3B

accent

#D944E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030C

muted

#79787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B5B

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

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