#161C99#161C99

#161C99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.193 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161C99
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 153)
HSL	hsl(237, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(237, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 81.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.21, 44.03, -66.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.21, 79.84, 303.47°)
OKLab	oklab(33.97% -0.0052 -0.1929)
OKLCH	oklch(33.97% 0.193 268.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4939, 3.3002, 30.4256)
Luminance	0.0330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161C99 #999316

analogous

#165E99 #161C99 #521699

triadic

#161C99 #99161C #1C9916

tetradic

#161C99 #99165E #999316 #169952

square

#161C99 #99165E #999316 #169952

split-complementary

#161C99 #995216 #5E9916

monochromatic

#07082E #0E1263 #161C99 #1E26CF #454CE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.65

#161C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#161C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161C99

12.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161C99	1.00	12.65	1.66	12.65
#FFFFFF	12.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.193 268.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#705bb8',
    500: '#161c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161c99;
$custom-light: #705bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.252,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33967,
    "c": 0.193,
    "h": 268.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161C99

secondary

#C5BF46

accent

#E936F1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDE9F6

border

#C8C5D0

text

#090412

muted

#7B7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #161C99

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

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