#161D59#161D59

#161D59 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 26.9% C 0.107 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D59
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 89)
HSL	hsl(234, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(234, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 67.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.23, 19.81, -37.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.23, 42.03, 298.13°)
OKLab	oklab(26.85% 0.0035 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(26.85% 0.107 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.5728, 1.7703, 9.6554)
Luminance	0.0177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D59 #595216

analogous

#163F59 #161D59 #311659

triadic

#161D59 #59161D #1D5916

tetradic

#161D59 #59163F #595216 #165931

square

#161D59 #59163F #595216 #165931

split-complementary

#161D59 #593116 #3F5916

monochromatic

#060819 #0A0D28 #161D59 #222D8A #2E3DBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.51

#161D59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.35

#161D59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D59

15.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D59	1.00	15.51	1.35	15.51
#FFFFFF	15.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00275B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002158

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002C38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.9% 0.107 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5889',
    500: '#161d59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d59;
$custom-light: #5e5889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.731,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26852,
    "c": 0.10704,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.01771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D59

secondary

#90873B

accent

#D344E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D59

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

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