#161C48#161C48

#161C48 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.0% C 0.082 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C48
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 72)
HSL	hsl(233, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(233, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 61.1%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.41, 13.61, -28.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.41, 31.52, 295.59°)
OKLab	oklab(25.02% 0.0045 -0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(25.02% 0.082 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.9154, 1.4688, 6.3122)
Luminance	0.0147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.30

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C48 #484216

analogous

#163548 #161C48 #291648

triadic

#161C48 #48161C #1C4816

tetradic

#161C48 #481635 #484216 #164829

square

#161C48 #481635 #484216 #164829

split-complementary

#161C48 #482916 #354816

monochromatic

#070917 #080A19 #161C48 #242E77 #3340A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.23

#161C48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#161C48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C48

16.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C48	1.00	16.23	1.29	16.23
#FFFFFF	16.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#01234A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00262E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.0% 0.082 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a577b',
    500: '#161c48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c48;
$custom-light: #5a577b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.8,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25017,
    "c": 0.08173,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C48

secondary

#7F773A

accent

#CB4BDD

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C48

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

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