#161E51#161E51

#161E51 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.3% C 0.093 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E51
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 81)
HSL	hsl(232, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(232, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.8%, 63%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.79, 15.81, -32.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.79, 36.03, 296.03°)
OKLab	oklab(26.29% 0.0027 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(26.29% 0.093 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.2799, 1.6930, 7.9896)
Luminance	0.0169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 7.12

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E51 #514916

analogous

#163C51 #161E51 #2B1651

triadic

#161E51 #51161E #1E5116

tetradic

#161E51 #51163C #514916 #16512B

square

#161E51 #51163C #514916 #16512B

split-complementary

#161E51 #512B16 #3C5116

monochromatic

#070918 #090C21 #161E51 #233081 #3042B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.69

#161E51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#161E51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E51

15.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E51	1.00	15.69	1.34	15.69
#FFFFFF	15.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002653

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002150

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002A34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.3% 0.093 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5982',
    500: '#161e51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e51;
$custom-light: #5c5982;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.864,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26292,
    "c": 0.09324,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.01693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E51

secondary

#887E3A

accent

#CC47E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04030A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E51

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

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