#161E49#161E49

#161E49 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.6% C 0.080 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E49
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 73)
HSL	hsl(231, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(231, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 58.9%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.11, 12.51, -27.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.11, 30.66, 294.09°)
OKLab	oklab(25.57% 0.0023 -0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(25.57% 0.08 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.9973, 1.5800, 6.5017)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E49 #494116

analogous

#163749 #161E49 #271649

triadic

#161E49 #49161E #1E4916

tetradic

#161E49 #491637 #494116 #164927

square

#161E49 #491637 #494116 #164927

split-complementary

#161E49 #492716 #374916

monochromatic

#070A18 #080B1A #161E49 #243178 #3245A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.96

#161E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E49

15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E49	1.00	15.96	1.32	15.96
#FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#04244B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002048

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002830

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.6% 0.080 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a597c',
    500: '#161e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e49;
$custom-light: #5a597c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.588,
    "s": 53.684,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25569,
    "c": 0.08032,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E49

secondary

#80753A

accent

#C64BDD

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E49

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

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