#161D4E#161D4E

#161D4E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.090 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D4E
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 78)
HSL	hsl(233, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(233, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 62.8%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.23, 15.32, -31.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.23, 34.79, 296.13°)
OKLab	oklab(25.79% 0.0036 -0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(25.79% 0.09 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.1449, 1.5992, 7.4019)
Luminance	0.0160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.71

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D4E #4E4716

analogous

#16394E #161D4E #2B164E

triadic

#161D4E #4E161D #1D4E16

tetradic

#161D4E #4E1639 #4E4716 #164E2B

square

#161D4E #4E1639 #4E4716 #164E2B

split-complementary

#161D4E #4E2B16 #394E16

monochromatic

#070918 #090B1E #161D4E #232F7E #3140AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.91

#161D4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161D4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D4E

15.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D4E	1.00	15.91	1.32	15.91
#FFFFFF	15.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002550

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00204D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002932

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.090 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5880',
    500: '#161d4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d4e;
$custom-light: #5b5880;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25791,
    "c": 0.08994,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D4E

secondary

#857C3A

accent

#CC49DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D4E

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

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