#161C49#161C49

#161C49 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.1% C 0.083 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C49
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 73)
HSL	hsl(233, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(233, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 61.6%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.49, 14.02, -28.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.49, 32.20, 295.82°)
OKLab	oklab(25.11% 0.0045 -0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(25.11% 0.083 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.9483, 1.4820, 6.4854)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.31

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C49 #494316

analogous

#163549 #161C49 #291649

triadic

#161C49 #49161C #1C4916

tetradic

#161C49 #491635 #494316 #164929

square

#161C49 #491635 #494316 #164929

split-complementary

#161C49 #492916 #354916

monochromatic

#070918 #080A1A #161C49 #242E78 #3240A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.20

#161C49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161C49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C49

16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C49	1.00	16.20	1.30	16.20
#FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00234B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00272F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.1% 0.083 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a577c',
    500: '#161c49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c49;
$custom-light: #5a577c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.941,
    "s": 53.684,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25108,
    "c": 0.08337,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C49

secondary

#80783A

accent

#CC4BDD

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C49

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

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