#161C4B#161C4B

#161C4B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.3% C 0.087 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C4B
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 75)
HSL	hsl(233, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(233, 71%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.7%, 62.7%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.66, 14.84, -30.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.66, 33.55, 296.26°)
OKLab	oklab(25.29% 0.0046 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(25.29% 0.087 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.0157, 1.5089, 6.8403)
Luminance	0.0151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.34

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C4B #4B4516

analogous

#16374B #161C4B #2B164B

triadic

#161C4B #4B161C #1C4B16

tetradic

#161C4B #4B1637 #4B4516 #164B2B

square

#161C4B #4B1637 #4B4516 #164B2B

split-complementary

#161C4B #4B2B16 #374B16

monochromatic

#070918 #080A1C #161C4B #242E7A #323FAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.13

#161C4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161C4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C4B

16.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C4B	1.00	16.13	1.30	16.13
#FFFFFF	16.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00234D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002730

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.3% 0.087 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a577e',
    500: '#161c4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c4b;
$custom-light: #5a577e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.208,
    "s": 54.639,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2529,
    "c": 0.08661,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C4B

secondary

#837A3A

accent

#CD4ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C4B

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

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