#161D4D#161D4D

#161D4D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.7% C 0.088 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D4D
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 77)
HSL	hsl(232, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(232, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 62.3%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.14, 14.91, -30.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.14, 34.12, 295.92°)
OKLab	oklab(25.7% 0.0036 -0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(25.7% 0.088 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.1093, 1.5849, 7.2145)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.67

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D4D #4D4616

analogous

#16394D #161D4D #2B164D

triadic

#161D4D #4D161D #1D4D16

tetradic

#161D4D #4D1639 #4D4616 #164D2B

square

#161D4D #4D1639 #4D4616 #164D2B

split-complementary

#161D4D #4D2B16 #394D16

monochromatic

#070918 #080B1D #161D4D #242F7D #3141AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.95

#161D4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161D4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D4D

15.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D4D	1.00	15.95	1.32	15.95
#FFFFFF	15.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00244F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002931

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.7% 0.088 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b587f',
    500: '#161d4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d4d;
$custom-light: #5b587f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.364,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25698,
    "c": 0.08834,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D4D

secondary

#857B3A

accent

#CC49DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D4D

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

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