#161D72#161D72

#161D72 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.143 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161D72
RGB	rgb(22, 29, 114)
HSL	hsl(235, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(235, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 74.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.81, 29.62, -49.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.81, 57.51, 301.00°)
OKLab	oklab(29.51% 0.001 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(29.51% 0.143 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.8065, 2.2638, 16.1527)
Luminance	0.0226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161D72 #726B16

analogous

#164B72 #161D72 #3D1672

triadic

#161D72 #72161D #1D7216

tetradic

#161D72 #72164B #726B16 #16723D

square

#161D72 #72164B #726B16 #16723D

split-complementary

#161D72 #723D16 #4B7216

monochromatic

#05071A #0C103F #161D72 #202AA5 #2C39D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#161D72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#161D72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161D72

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161D72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161D72	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002570

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003545

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161d72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 29, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.143 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65599c',
    500: '#161d72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161d72;
$custom-light: #65599c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161d72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.435,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29514,
    "c": 0.14274,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161D72

secondary

#A8A03C

accent

#DD3DEB

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F2

border

#C6C5CC

text

#07030E

muted

#7A787E

Preview Lab

Preview with #161D72

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

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