#161D40#161D40

#161D40 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.6% C 0.067 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D40
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 64)
HSL	hsl(230, 49%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(230, 66%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 54.7%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.09, 9.58, -23.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.09, 25.25, 292.31°)
OKLab	oklab(24.57% 0.0025 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(24.57% 0.067 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.6954, 1.4193, 5.0341)
Luminance	0.0142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D40 #403916

analogous

#163240 #161D40 #241640

triadic

#161D40 #40161D #1D4016

tetradic

#161D40 #401632 #403916 #164024

square

#161D40 #401632 #403916 #164024

split-complementary

#161D40 #402416 #324016

monochromatic

#080A17 #080A17 #161D40 #26326E #35469B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.36

#161D40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#161D40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D40

16.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D40	1.00	16.36	1.28	16.36
#FFFFFF	16.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C2241

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#061E3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00252B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.6% 0.067 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#585875',
    500: '#161d40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d40;
$custom-light: #585875;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 48.837,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24571,
    "c": 0.06674,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D40

secondary

#776D3B

accent

#C24FD8

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#030308

muted

#78787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D40

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

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