#161E4F#161E4F

#161E4F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.1% C 0.090 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E4F
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 79)
HSL	hsl(232, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(232, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 62%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.61, 14.99, -31.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.61, 34.70, 295.59°)
OKLab	oklab(26.11% 0.0026 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(26.11% 0.09 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.2060, 1.6634, 7.6004)
Luminance	0.0166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.00

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E4F #4F4716

analogous

#163B4F #161E4F #2B164F

triadic

#161E4F #4F161E #1E4F16

tetradic

#161E4F #4F163B #4F4716 #164F2B

square

#161E4F #4F163B #4F4716 #164F2B

split-complementary

#161E4F #4F2B16 #3B4F16

monochromatic

#070918 #090C1F #161E4F #23307F #3142AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.76

#161E4F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.33

#161E4F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E4F

15.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E4F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E4F	1.00	15.76	1.33	15.76
#FFFFFF	15.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002551

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00204E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e4f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.1% 0.090 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5981',
    500: '#161e4f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e4f;
$custom-light: #5b5981;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e4f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.579,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26106,
    "c": 0.09006,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E4F

secondary

#867C3A

accent

#CA48E0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E4F

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

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