#161B5D#161B5D

#161B5D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.116 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161B5D
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 93)
HSL	hsl(236, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 71%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.08, 22.85, -39.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.08, 46.05, 299.74°)
OKLab	oklab(26.87% 0.0048 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(26.87% 0.116 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.6979, 1.7445, 10.5483)
Luminance	0.0175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161B5D #5D5816

analogous

#163E5D #161B5D #35165D

triadic

#161B5D #5D161B #1B5D16

tetradic

#161B5D #5D163E #5D5816 #165D35

square

#161B5D #5D163E #5D5816 #165D35

split-complementary

#161B5D #5D3516 #3E5D16

monochromatic

#060719 #0A0D2C #161B5D #22298E #2D38C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.57

#161B5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#161B5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161B5D

15.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161B5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161B5D	1.00	15.57	1.35	15.57
#FFFFFF	15.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00275F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00205C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161b5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.116 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f578c',
    500: '#161b5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161b5d;
$custom-light: #5f578c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161b5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.775,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26865,
    "c": 0.11566,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161B5D

secondary

#948E3B

accent

#D943E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030C

muted

#79787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #161B5D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →