#161D55#161D55

#161D55 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.5% C 0.101 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D55
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 85)
HSL	hsl(233, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(233, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 65.9%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.86, 18.19, -34.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.86, 39.42, 297.48°)
OKLab	oklab(26.46% 0.0036 -0.1009)
OKLCH	oklch(26.46% 0.101 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.4094, 1.7050, 8.7947)
Luminance	0.0170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D55 #554E16

analogous

#163C55 #161D55 #2E1655

triadic

#161D55 #55161D #1D5516

tetradic

#161D55 #55163C #554E16 #16552E

square

#161D55 #55163C #554E16 #16552E

split-complementary

#161D55 #552E16 #3C5516

monochromatic

#060818 #090C24 #161D55 #232E86 #2F3EB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.66

#161D55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#161D55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D55

15.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D55	1.00	15.66	1.34	15.66
#FFFFFF	15.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002657

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002054

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.5% 0.101 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5885',
    500: '#161d55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d55;
$custom-light: #5d5885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26457,
    "c": 0.10093,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D55

secondary

#8C833A

accent

#D146E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D55

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

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