#161C4C#161C4C

#161C4C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.4% C 0.088 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C4C
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 76)
HSL	hsl(233, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(233, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.75, 15.25, -30.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.75, 34.22, 296.47°)
OKLab	oklab(25.38% 0.0046 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(25.38% 0.088 273)
XYZ	xyz(2.0502, 1.5227, 7.0219)
Luminance	0.0152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.38

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C4C #4C4616

analogous

#16374C #161C4C #2B164C

triadic

#161C4C #4C161C #1C4C16

tetradic

#161C4C #4C1637 #4C4616 #164C2B

square

#161C4C #4C1637 #4C4616 #164C2B

split-complementary

#161C4C #4C2B16 #374C16

monochromatic

#070918 #080B1D #161C4C #242D7B #313FAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.10

#161C4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161C4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C4C

16.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C4C	1.00	16.10	1.30	16.10
#FFFFFF	16.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00234E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002830

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.4% 0.088 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b577e',
    500: '#161c4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c4c;
$custom-light: #5b577e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25383,
    "c": 0.08822,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.01523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C4C

secondary

#847B3A

accent

#CE49DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C4C

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

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