#161C73#161C73

#161C73 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.145 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C73
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 115)
HSL	hsl(236, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(236, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 75.7%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.69, 30.65, -50.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.69, 58.77, 301.43°)
OKLab	oklab(29.46% 0.0014 -0.1452)
OKLCH	oklch(29.46% 0.145 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.8396, 2.2385, 16.4460)
Luminance	0.0224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C73 #736D16

analogous

#164B73 #161C73 #3F1673

triadic

#161C73 #73161C #1C7316

tetradic

#161C73 #73164B #736D16 #16733F

square

#161C73 #73164B #736D16 #16733F

split-complementary

#161C73 #733F16 #4B7316

monochromatic

#05061A #0C0F40 #161C73 #2029A6 #2D38D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.50

#161C73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#161C73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C73

14.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C73	1.00	14.50	1.45	14.50
#FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002571

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.145 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65599c',
    500: '#161c73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c73;
$custom-light: #65599c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.129,
    "s": 67.883,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29459,
    "c": 0.14522,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C73

secondary

#A9A23C

accent

#E03DEB

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#07030E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C73

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

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