#161E52#161E52

#161E52 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.4% C 0.095 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E52
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 82)
HSL	hsl(232, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(232, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 63.4%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.87, 16.22, -32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.87, 36.69, 296.24°)
OKLab	oklab(26.39% 0.0027 -0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(26.39% 0.095 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.3176, 1.7081, 8.1886)
Luminance	0.0171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E52 #524A16

analogous

#163C52 #161E52 #2C1652

triadic

#161E52 #52161E #1E5216

tetradic

#161E52 #52163C #524A16 #16522C

square

#161E52 #52163C #524A16 #16522C

split-complementary

#161E52 #522C16 #3C5216

monochromatic

#060918 #090C22 #161E52 #233082 #3041B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.65

#161E52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#161E52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E52

15.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E52	1.00	15.65	1.34	15.65
#FFFFFF	15.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002151

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#232323

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.4% 0.095 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5983',
    500: '#161e52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e52;
$custom-light: #5c5983;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26385,
    "c": 0.09482,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E52

secondary

#897F3A

accent

#CC47E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E52

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

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