#161E59#161E59

#161E59 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.018; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.106 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E59
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 89)
HSL	hsl(233, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(233, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 66.3%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.51, 19.09, -36.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.51, 41.28, 297.54°)
OKLab	oklab(27.06% 0.0027 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(27.06% 0.106 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.5977, 1.8201, 9.6637)
Luminance	0.0182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E59 #595116

analogous

#164059 #161E59 #301659

triadic

#161E59 #59161E #1E5916

tetradic

#161E59 #591640 #595116 #165930

square

#161E59 #591640 #595116 #165930

split-complementary

#161E59 #593016 #405916

monochromatic

#060819 #0A0D28 #161E59 #222F8A #2E3FBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.40

#161E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.36

#161E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E59

15.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E59	1.00	15.40	1.36	15.40
#FFFFFF	15.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00285B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.106 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5988',
    500: '#161e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e59;
$custom-light: #5e5988;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.836,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27059,
    "c": 0.10565,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E59

secondary

#90863B

accent

#D044E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E59

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

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