#161D52#161D52

#161D52 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.096 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D52
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 82)
HSL	hsl(233, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(233, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 64.6%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.58, 16.96, -33.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.58, 37.45, 296.93°)
OKLab	oklab(26.17% 0.0037 -0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(26.17% 0.096 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.2927, 1.6583, 8.1803)
Luminance	0.0166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.98

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D52 #524B16

analogous

#163B52 #161D52 #2D1652

triadic

#161D52 #52161D #1D5216

tetradic

#161D52 #52163B #524B16 #16522D

square

#161D52 #52163B #524B16 #16522D

split-complementary

#161D52 #522D16 #3B5216

monochromatic

#060918 #090C22 #161D52 #232E82 #303FB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.77

#161D52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#161D52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D52

15.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D52	1.00	15.77	1.33	15.77
#FFFFFF	15.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002051

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.096 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5883',
    500: '#161d52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d52;
$custom-light: #5c5883;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26167,
    "c": 0.09627,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D52

secondary

#89803A

accent

#CF47E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D52

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

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