#161C52#161C52

#161C52 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.0% C 0.098 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C52
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 82)
HSL	hsl(234, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(234, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 65.9%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.29, 17.70, -33.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.29, 38.21, 297.60°)
OKLab	oklab(25.95% 0.0046 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(25.95% 0.098 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.2686, 1.6101, 8.1722)
Luminance	0.0161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C52 #524C16

analogous

#163A52 #161C52 #2E1652

triadic

#161C52 #52161C #1C5216

tetradic

#161C52 #52163A #524C16 #16522E

square

#161C52 #52163A #524C16 #16522E

split-complementary

#161C52 #522E16 #3A5216

monochromatic

#060818 #090C22 #161C52 #232C82 #303DB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.89

#161C52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161C52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C52

15.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C52	1.00	15.89	1.32	15.89
#FFFFFF	15.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002554

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002933

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.0% 0.098 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5883',
    500: '#161c52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c52;
$custom-light: #5c5883;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25953,
    "c": 0.0977,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C52

secondary

#89823A

accent

#D247E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C52

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

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