#161C5C#161C5C

#161C5C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.0% C 0.113 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C5C
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 92)
HSL	hsl(235, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(235, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 69.6%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.25, 21.74, -39.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.25, 44.69, 299.11°)
OKLab	oklab(26.96% 0.0041 -0.1128)
OKLCH	oklch(26.96% 0.113 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.6772, 1.7735, 10.3244)
Luminance	0.0177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C5C #5C5616

analogous

#163F5C #161C5C #33165C

triadic

#161C5C #5C161C #1C5C16

tetradic

#161C5C #5C163F #5C5616 #165C33

square

#161C5C #5C163F #5C5616 #165C33

split-complementary

#161C5C #5C3316 #3F5C16

monochromatic

#060819 #0A0D2B #161C5C #222B8D #2E3ABF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.50

#161C5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#161C5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C5C

15.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C5C	1.00	15.50	1.35	15.50
#FFFFFF	15.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00275E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00215B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.0% 0.113 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f588b',
    500: '#161c5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c5c;
$custom-light: #5f588b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.857,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26956,
    "c": 0.11288,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C5C

secondary

#938C3B

accent

#D743E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030C

muted

#79787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C5C

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

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