#161D4C#161D4C

#161D4C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.6% C 0.087 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D4C
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 76)
HSL	hsl(232, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(232, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 61.8%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.05, 14.50, -30.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.05, 33.45, 295.69°)
OKLab	oklab(25.61% 0.0036 -0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(25.61% 0.087 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.0743, 1.5709, 7.0300)
Luminance	0.0157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.63

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D4C #4C4516

analogous

#16384C #161D4C #2A164C

triadic

#161D4C #4C161D #1D4C16

tetradic

#161D4C #4C1638 #4C4516 #164C2A

square

#161D4C #4C1638 #4C4516 #164C2A

split-complementary

#161D4C #4C2A16 #384C16

monochromatic

#070918 #080B1D #161D4C #242F7B #3141AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.98

#161D4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#161D4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D4C

15.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D4C	1.00	15.98	1.31	15.98
#FFFFFF	15.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00244E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002831

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.6% 0.087 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b587e',
    500: '#161d4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d4c;
$custom-light: #5b587e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.222,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25607,
    "c": 0.08673,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D4C

secondary

#847A3A

accent

#CB49DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D4C

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

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