#161C4A#161C4A

#161C4A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.2% C 0.085 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C4A
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 74)
HSL	hsl(233, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(233, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 62.2%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.58, 14.44, -29.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.58, 32.87, 296.05°)
OKLab	oklab(25.2% 0.0046 -0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(25.2% 0.085 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.9818, 1.4953, 6.6614)
Luminance	0.0149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.32

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C4A #4A4416

analogous

#16364A #161C4A #2A164A

triadic

#161C4A #4A161C #1C4A16

tetradic

#161C4A #4A1636 #4A4416 #164A2A

square

#161C4A #4A1636 #4A4416 #164A2A

split-complementary

#161C4A #4A2A16 #364A16

monochromatic

#070918 #080A1B #161C4A #242E79 #3240A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.17

#161C4A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161C4A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C4A

16.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C4A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C4A	1.00	16.17	1.30	16.17
#FFFFFF	16.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00234C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001E49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00272F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c4a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.2% 0.085 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a577d',
    500: '#161c4a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c4a;
$custom-light: #5a577d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c4a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.077,
    "s": 54.167,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25198,
    "c": 0.08499,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C4A

secondary

#82793A

accent

#CD4ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C4A

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

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