#161BA0#161BA0

#161BA0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.202 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161BA0
RGB	rgb(22, 27, 160)
HSL	hsl(238, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(238, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 83.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.91, 46.82, -69.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.91, 83.98, 303.88°)
OKLab	oklab(34.71% -0.0064 -0.2019)
OKLCH	oklch(34.71% 0.202 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.0658, 3.4916, 33.5524)
Luminance	0.0349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161BA0 #A09B16

analogous

#1660A0 #161BA0 #5616A0

triadic

#161BA0 #A0161B #1BA016

tetradic

#161BA0 #A01660 #A09B16 #16A056

square

#161BA0 #A01660 #A09B16 #16A056

split-complementary

#161BA0 #A05616 #60A016

monochromatic

#070934 #0F126A #161BA0 #1D24D6 #4A50E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.36

#161BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#161BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161BA0

12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161BA0	1.00	12.36	1.70	12.36
#FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002D9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 27, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.202 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#725bbe',
    500: '#161ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161ba0;
$custom-light: #725bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.826,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3471,
    "c": 0.20202,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161BA0

secondary

#C8C34A

accent

#EC35F2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F7

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #161BA0

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

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