#161E4A#161E4A

#161E4A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.7% C 0.082 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E4A
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 74)
HSL	hsl(231, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(231, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.3%, 59.5%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.19, 12.93, -28.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.19, 31.33, 294.36°)
OKLab	oklab(25.66% 0.0024 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(25.66% 0.082 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.0308, 1.5934, 6.6778)
Luminance	0.0159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E4A #4A4216

analogous

#16384A #161E4A #28164A

triadic

#161E4A #4A161E #1E4A16

tetradic

#161E4A #4A1638 #4A4216 #164A28

square

#161E4A #4A1638 #4A4216 #164A28

split-complementary

#161E4A #4A2816 #384A16

monochromatic

#070A18 #080B1B #161E4A #243179 #3244A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.92

#161E4A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161E4A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E4A

15.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E4A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E4A	1.00	15.92	1.32	15.92
#FFFFFF	15.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#03244C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002049

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002830

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e4a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.7% 0.082 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a597d',
    500: '#161e4a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e4a;
$custom-light: #5a597d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e4a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.769,
    "s": 54.167,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25657,
    "c": 0.08196,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E4A

secondary

#82773A

accent

#C74ADE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E4A

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

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