#161D5C#161D5C

#161D5C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.2% C 0.112 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D5C
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 92)
HSL	hsl(234, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(234, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 68.5%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.52, 21.03, -38.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.52, 43.95, 298.58°)
OKLab	oklab(27.16% 0.0033 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(27.16% 0.112 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.7014, 1.8217, 10.3324)
Luminance	0.0182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D5C #5C5516

analogous

#16405C #161D5C #32165C

triadic

#161D5C #5C161D #1D5C16

tetradic

#161D5C #5C1640 #5C5516 #165C32

square

#161D5C #5C1640 #5C5516 #165C32

split-complementary

#161D5C #5C3216 #405C16

monochromatic

#060819 #0A0D2B #161D5C #222D8D #2E3CBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.39

#161D5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#161D5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D5C

15.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D5C	1.00	15.39	1.36	15.39
#FFFFFF	15.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00285E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00215B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.2% 0.112 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f598b',
    500: '#161d5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d5c;
$custom-light: #5f598b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27155,
    "c": 0.11154,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D5C

secondary

#938A3B

accent

#D443E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030C

muted

#79787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D5C

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

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