#161C59#161C59

#161C59 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.108 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C59
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 89)
HSL	hsl(235, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(235, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.96, 20.54, -37.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.96, 42.77, 298.70°)
OKLab	oklab(26.65% 0.0043 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(26.65% 0.108 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.5487, 1.7221, 9.6473)
Luminance	0.0172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C59 #595316

analogous

#163E59 #161C59 #321659

triadic

#161C59 #59161C #1C5916

tetradic

#161C59 #59163E #595316 #165932

square

#161C59 #59163E #595316 #165932

split-complementary

#161C59 #593216 #3E5916

monochromatic

#060819 #0A0D28 #161C59 #222B8A #2E3BBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.62

#161C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#161C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C59

15.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C59	1.00	15.62	1.34	15.62
#FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00275B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002058

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002C37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.108 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5889',
    500: '#161c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c59;
$custom-light: #5e5889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.627,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26648,
    "c": 0.1084,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C59

secondary

#90893B

accent

#D544E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C59

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

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