#161D51#161D51

#161D51 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 26.1% C 0.095 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D51
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 81)
HSL	hsl(233, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(233, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 64.2%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.49, 16.55, -32.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.49, 36.79, 296.74°)
OKLab	oklab(26.07% 0.0037 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(26.07% 0.095 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.2549, 1.6432, 7.9813)
Luminance	0.0164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.90

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D51 #514A16

analogous

#163B51 #161D51 #2C1651

triadic

#161D51 #51161D #1D5116

tetradic

#161D51 #51163B #514A16 #16512C

square

#161D51 #51163B #514A16 #16512C

split-complementary

#161D51 #512C16 #3B5116

monochromatic

#070918 #090C21 #161D51 #232E81 #303FB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.81

#161D51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#161D51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D51

15.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D51	1.00	15.81	1.33	15.81
#FFFFFF	15.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002050

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.1% 0.095 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5882',
    500: '#161d51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d51;
$custom-light: #5c5882;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.881,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26072,
    "c": 0.0947,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D51

secondary

#887F3A

accent

#CE47E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D51

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

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