#161C51#161C51

#161C51 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.096 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C51
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 81)
HSL	hsl(234, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(234, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 65.4%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.20, 17.30, -33.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.20, 37.55, 297.43°)
OKLab	oklab(25.86% 0.0046 -0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(25.86% 0.096 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.2308, 1.5950, 7.9733)
Luminance	0.0159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.70

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C51 #514B16

analogous

#163A51 #161C51 #2D1651

triadic

#161C51 #51161C #1C5116

tetradic

#161C51 #51163A #514B16 #16512D

square

#161C51 #51163A #514B16 #16512D

split-complementary

#161C51 #512D16 #3A5116

monochromatic

#070818 #090B21 #161C51 #232D81 #303DB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.92

#161C51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161C51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C51

15.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C51	1.00	15.92	1.32	15.92
#FFFFFF	15.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002933

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.096 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5882',
    500: '#161c51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c51;
$custom-light: #5c5882;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.898,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25856,
    "c": 0.09614,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C51

secondary

#88813A

accent

#D147E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C51

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

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