#161C56#161C56

#161C56 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.3% C 0.104 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C56
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 86)
HSL	hsl(234, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(234, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 67.4%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.67, 19.33, -35.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.67, 40.83, 298.26°)
OKLab	oklab(26.35% 0.0045 -0.1038)
OKLCH	oklch(26.35% 0.104 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.4253, 1.6727, 8.9974)
Luminance	0.0167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C56 #565016

analogous

#163C56 #161C56 #301656

triadic

#161C56 #56161C #1C5616

tetradic

#161C56 #56163C #565016 #165630

square

#161C56 #56163C #565016 #165630

split-complementary

#161C56 #563016 #3C5616

monochromatic

#060818 #0A0C25 #161C56 #222C87 #2F3CB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.74

#161C56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#161C56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C56

15.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C56	1.00	15.74	1.33	15.74
#FFFFFF	15.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002658

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002055

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.3% 0.104 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5886',
    500: '#161c56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c56;
$custom-light: #5d5886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.375,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26346,
    "c": 0.10387,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C56

secondary

#8D863A

accent

#D445E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C56

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

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