#161C4D#161C4D

#161C4D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.5% C 0.090 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C4D
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 77)
HSL	hsl(233, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(233, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 63.6%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.84, 15.66, -31.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.84, 34.89, 296.67°)
OKLab	oklab(25.48% 0.0047 -0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(25.48% 0.09 273)
XYZ	xyz(2.0852, 1.5367, 7.2065)
Luminance	0.0154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C4D #4D4716

analogous

#16384D #161C4D #2C164D

triadic

#161C4D #4D161C #1C4D16

tetradic

#161C4D #4D1638 #4D4716 #164D2C

square

#161C4D #4D1638 #4D4716 #164D2C

split-complementary

#161C4D #4D2C16 #384D16

monochromatic

#070918 #080B1D #161C4D #242D7D #313FAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.06

#161C4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#161C4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C4D

16.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C4D	1.00	16.06	1.31	16.06
#FFFFFF	16.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00244F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002831

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.5% 0.090 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b577f',
    500: '#161c4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c4d;
$custom-light: #5b577f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.455,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25476,
    "c": 0.08983,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.01537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C4D

secondary

#857C3A

accent

#CF49DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C4D

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

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