#161E53#161E53

#161E53 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.017; OKLCH L 26.5% C 0.096 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E53
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 83)
HSL	hsl(232, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(232, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 63.9%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.96, 16.63, -33.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.96, 37.36, 296.44°)
OKLab	oklab(26.48% 0.0027 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(26.48% 0.096 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.3560, 1.7234, 8.3904)
Luminance	0.0172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E53 #534B16

analogous

#163C53 #161E53 #2C1653

triadic

#161E53 #53161E #1E5316

tetradic

#161E53 #53163C #534B16 #16532C

square

#161E53 #53163C #534B16 #16532C

split-complementary

#161E53 #532C16 #3C5316

monochromatic

#060918 #090D23 #161E53 #232F83 #3041B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.62

#161E53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.34

#161E53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E53

15.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E53	1.00	15.62	1.34	15.62
#FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002655

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002152

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002B35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#242424

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.5% 0.096 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c5984',
    500: '#161e53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e53;
$custom-light: #5c5984;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.131,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.26479,
    "c": 0.09639,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E53

secondary

#8A803A

accent

#CD46E1

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E53

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

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