#161E48#161E48

#161E48 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.5% C 0.079 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E48
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 72)
HSL	hsl(230, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(230, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 58.3%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.03, 12.10, -27.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.03, 29.98, 293.81°)
OKLab	oklab(25.48% 0.0022 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(25.48% 0.079 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.9645, 1.5668, 6.3285)
Luminance	0.0157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E48 #484016

analogous

#163748 #161E48 #271648

triadic

#161E48 #48161E #1E4816

tetradic

#161E48 #481637 #484016 #164827

square

#161E48 #481637 #484016 #164827

split-complementary

#161E48 #482716 #374816

monochromatic

#070A17 #080A19 #161E48 #243277 #3345A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.99

#161E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#161E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E48

15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E48	1.00	15.99	1.31	15.99
#FFFFFF	15.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#052449

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001F47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00282F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.5% 0.079 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#59597b',
    500: '#161e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e48;
$custom-light: #59597b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.4,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25482,
    "c": 0.07867,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E48

secondary

#7F743A

accent

#C54BDD

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E48

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

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