#161E43#161E43

#161E43 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.1% C 0.070 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E43
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 67)
HSL	hsl(229, 51%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(229, 67%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 55.2%, 0%, 73.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.63, 10.04, -24.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.63, 26.55, 292.23°)
OKLab	oklab(25.06% 0.0016 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(25.06% 0.07 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.8079, 1.5042, 5.5042)
Luminance	0.0150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E43 #433B16

analogous

#163543 #161E43 #241643

triadic

#161E43 #43161E #1E4316

tetradic

#161E43 #431635 #433B16 #164324

square

#161E43 #431635 #433B16 #164324

split-complementary

#161E43 #432416 #354316

monochromatic

#080A17 #080A17 #161E43 #253371 #34479F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.14

#161E43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#161E43 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E43

16.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E43	1.00	16.14	1.30	16.14
#FFFFFF	16.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B2344

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#041F42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00262D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.1% 0.070 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#585977',
    500: '#161e43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e43;
$custom-light: #585977;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.333,
    "s": 50.562,
    "l": 17.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2506,
    "c": 0.07029,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E43

secondary

#7A6F3A

accent

#C14EDA

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E43

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

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