#161D4F#161D4F

#161D4F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.092 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D4F
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 79)
HSL	hsl(233, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(233, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 63.3%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.31, 15.74, -31.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.31, 35.46, 296.34°)
OKLab	oklab(25.88% 0.0037 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(25.88% 0.092 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(2.1811, 1.6136, 7.5921)
Luminance	0.0161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D4F #4F4816

analogous

#16394F #161D4F #2C164F

triadic

#161D4F #4F161D #1D4F16

tetradic

#161D4F #4F1639 #4F4816 #164F2C

square

#161D4F #4F1639 #4F4816 #164F2C

split-complementary

#161D4F #4F2C16 #394F16

monochromatic

#070918 #090B1F #161D4F #232F7F #3140AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.88

#161D4F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161D4F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D4F

15.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D4F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D4F	1.00	15.88	1.32	15.88
#FFFFFF	15.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002551

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00204E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002932

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d4f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.092 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5881',
    500: '#161d4f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d4f;
$custom-light: #5b5881;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d4f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.632,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25884,
    "c": 0.09153,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D4F

secondary

#867D3A

accent

#CD48E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D4F

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

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