#161E41#161E41

#161E41 is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.9% C 0.067 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E41
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 65)
HSL	hsl(229, 49%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(229, 66%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 53.8%, 0%, 74.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.48, 9.23, -23.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.48, 25.17, 291.50°)
OKLab	oklab(24.9% 0.0013 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(24.9% 0.067 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.7490, 1.4806, 5.1936)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E41 #413916

analogous

#163441 #161E41 #241641

triadic

#161E41 #41161E #1E4116

tetradic

#161E41 #411634 #413916 #164124

square

#161E41 #411634 #413916 #164124

split-complementary

#161E41 #412416 #344116

monochromatic

#080B17 #080B17 #161E41 #25336F #35489C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.20

#161E41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161E41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E41

16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E41	1.00	16.20	1.30	16.20
#FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D2242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#071F40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00262C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.9% 0.067 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#585976',
    500: '#161e41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e41;
$custom-light: #585976;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.837,
    "s": 49.425,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24898,
    "c": 0.06687,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E41

secondary

#786D3A

accent

#BF4FD9

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#030308

muted

#78787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E41

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

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