#161C57#161C57

#161C57 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.105 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C57
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 87)
HSL	hsl(234, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(234, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.76, 19.73, -36.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.76, 41.48, 298.41°)
OKLab	oklab(26.45% 0.0045 -0.1053)
OKLCH	oklch(26.45% 0.105 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.4659, 1.6890, 9.2110)
Luminance	0.0169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C57 #575116

analogous

#163D57 #161C57 #311657

triadic

#161C57 #57161C #1C5716

tetradic

#161C57 #57163D #575116 #165731

square

#161C57 #57163D #575116 #165731

split-complementary

#161C57 #573116 #3D5716

monochromatic

#060818 #0A0C26 #161C57 #222C88 #2F3BB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.70

#161C57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#161C57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C57

15.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C57	1.00	15.70	1.34	15.70
#FFFFFF	15.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002659

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002056

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.105 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5887',
    500: '#161c57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c57;
$custom-light: #5e5887;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.462,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26446,
    "c": 0.10538,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C57

secondary

#8E873A

accent

#D445E3

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C57

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

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