#161C50#161C50

#161C50 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.095 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C50
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 80)
HSL	hsl(234, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(234, 73%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 65%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.11, 16.89, -32.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.11, 36.89, 297.25°)
OKLab	oklab(25.76% 0.0047 -0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(25.76% 0.095 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.1936, 1.5801, 7.7772)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C50 #504A16

analogous

#163950 #161C50 #2D1650

triadic

#161C50 #50161C #1C5016

tetradic

#161C50 #501639 #504A16 #16502D

square

#161C50 #501639 #504A16 #16502D

split-complementary

#161C50 #502D16 #395016

monochromatic

#070818 #090B20 #161C50 #232D80 #303EB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.96

#161C50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161C50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C50

15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C50	1.00	15.96	1.32	15.96
#FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002932

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.095 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5882',
    500: '#161c50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c50;
$custom-light: #5c5882;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.793,
    "s": 56.863,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2576,
    "c": 0.09457,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C50

secondary

#877F3A

accent

#D048E0

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C50

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

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