#161CA0#161CA0

#161CA0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.201 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161CA0
RGB	rgb(22, 28, 160)
HSL	hsl(237, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(237, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 82.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.08, 46.32, -69.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.08, 83.47, 303.71°)
OKLab	oklab(34.83% -0.0065 -0.2011)
OKLCH	oklch(34.83% 0.201 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.0891, 3.5383, 33.5602)
Luminance	0.0354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161CA0 #A09A16

analogous

#1661A0 #161CA0 #5516A0

triadic

#161CA0 #A0161C #1CA016

tetradic

#161CA0 #A01661 #A09A16 #16A055

square

#161CA0 #A01661 #A09A16 #16A055

split-complementary

#161CA0 #A05516 #61A016

monochromatic

#070934 #0F136A #161CA0 #1D25D6 #4A51E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.30

#161CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#161CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161CA0

12.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161CA0	1.00	12.30	1.71	12.30
#FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003CA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002D9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 28, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.201 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#725cbe',
    500: '#161ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161ca0;
$custom-light: #725cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.391,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34827,
    "c": 0.20125,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161CA0

secondary

#C8C24A

accent

#EA35F2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F7

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0412

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #161CA0

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

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