#161C55#161C55

#161C55 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.102 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C55
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 85)
HSL	hsl(234, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(234, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 67.1%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.57, 18.92, -35.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.57, 40.18, 298.10°)
OKLab	oklab(26.25% 0.0045 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(26.25% 0.102 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.3853, 1.6567, 8.7866)
Luminance	0.0166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C55 #554F16

analogous

#163B55 #161C55 #2F1655

triadic

#161C55 #55161C #1C5516

tetradic

#161C55 #55163B #554F16 #16552F

square

#161C55 #55163B #554F16 #16552F

split-complementary

#161C55 #552F16 #3B5516

monochromatic

#060818 #090C24 #161C55 #232C86 #2F3CB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.77

#161C55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#161C55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C55

15.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C55	1.00	15.77	1.33	15.77
#FFFFFF	15.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002657

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002054

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.102 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5885',
    500: '#161c55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c55;
$custom-light: #5d5885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.286,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26247,
    "c": 0.10233,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C55

secondary

#8C853A

accent

#D346E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C55

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

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