#161C53#161C53

#161C53 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.1% C 0.099 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C53
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 83)
HSL	hsl(234, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(234, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 66.3%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.38, 18.11, -34.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.38, 38.87, 297.77°)
OKLab	oklab(26.05% 0.0046 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(26.05% 0.099 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.3069, 1.6254, 8.3741)
Luminance	0.0163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C53 #534D16

analogous

#163A53 #161C53 #2E1653

triadic

#161C53 #53161C #1C5316

tetradic

#161C53 #53163A #534D16 #16532E

square

#161C53 #53163A #534D16 #16532E

split-complementary

#161C53 #532E16 #3A5316

monochromatic

#060818 #090C23 #161C53 #232C83 #303DB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.85

#161C53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#161C53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C53

15.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C53	1.00	15.85	1.33	15.85
#FFFFFF	15.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002052

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.1% 0.099 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5884',
    500: '#161c53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c53;
$custom-light: #5c5884;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.098,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2605,
    "c": 0.09926,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C53

secondary

#8A833A

accent

#D246E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C53

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

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