#161E4D#161E4D

#161E4D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.9% C 0.087 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E4D
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 77)
HSL	hsl(231, 56%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(231, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 61%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.44, 14.16, -30.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.44, 33.36, 295.12°)
OKLab	oklab(25.92% 0.0026 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(25.92% 0.087 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.1343, 1.6348, 7.2228)
Luminance	0.0163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 6.93

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E4D #4D4516

analogous

#163A4D #161E4D #2A164D

triadic

#161E4D #4D161E #1E4D16

tetradic

#161E4D #4D163A #4D4516 #164D2A

square

#161E4D #4D163A #4D4516 #164D2A

split-complementary

#161E4D #4D2A16 #3A4D16

monochromatic

#070918 #080B1D #161E4D #24317D #3143AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.83

#161E4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#161E4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E4D

15.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E4D	1.00	15.83	1.33	15.83
#FFFFFF	15.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00254F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00204C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002932

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.9% 0.087 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b597f',
    500: '#161e4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e4d;
$custom-light: #5b597f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.273,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25924,
    "c": 0.08685,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E4D

secondary

#857A3A

accent

#C949DF

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E4D

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

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