#161E4C#161E4C

#161E4C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.8% C 0.085 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E4C
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 76)
HSL	hsl(231, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(231, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 60.5%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.36, 13.75, -29.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.36, 32.69, 294.88°)
OKLab	oklab(25.83% 0.0025 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(25.83% 0.085 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.0992, 1.6207, 7.0383)
Luminance	0.0162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.90

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E4C #4C4416

analogous

#16394C #161E4C #29164C

triadic

#161E4C #4C161E #1E4C16

tetradic

#161E4C #4C1639 #4C4416 #164C29

square

#161E4C #4C1639 #4C4416 #164C29

split-complementary

#161E4C #4C2916 #394C16

monochromatic

#070918 #080B1D #161E4C #24317B #3143AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.86

#161E4C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161E4C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E4C

15.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E4C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E4C	1.00	15.86	1.32	15.86
#FFFFFF	15.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00254E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00204B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002931

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.8% 0.085 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a597e',
    500: '#161e4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e4c;
$custom-light: #5a597e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.111,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25834,
    "c": 0.08523,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E4C

secondary

#84793A

accent

#C849DE

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E4C

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

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