#161D56#161D56

#161D56 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.6% C 0.102 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D56
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 86)
HSL	hsl(233, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(233, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.95, 18.60, -35.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.95, 40.08, 297.65°)
OKLab	oklab(26.56% 0.0036 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(26.56% 0.102 272)
XYZ	xyz(2.4494, 1.7210, 9.0054)
Luminance	0.0172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D56 #564F16

analogous

#163D56 #161D56 #2F1656

triadic

#161D56 #56161D #1D5616

tetradic

#161D56 #56163D #564F16 #16562F

square

#161D56 #56163D #564F16 #16562F

split-complementary

#161D56 #562F16 #3D5616

monochromatic

#060818 #0A0D25 #161D56 #222D87 #2F3EB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.62

#161D56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#161D56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D56

15.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D56	1.00	15.62	1.34	15.62
#FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002658

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002155

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.6% 0.102 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d5886',
    500: '#161d56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d56;
$custom-light: #5d5886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.438,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26555,
    "c": 0.10246,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.01721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D56

secondary

#8D843A

accent

#D145E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D56

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

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