#161E5F#161E5F

#161E5F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.7% C 0.115 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E5F
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 95)
HSL	hsl(233, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(233, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 68.4%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.09, 21.51, -39.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.09, 45.13, 298.47°)
OKLab	oklab(27.66% 0.0024 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(27.66% 0.115 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.8600, 1.9251, 11.0451)
Luminance	0.0192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E5F #5F5716

analogous

#16425F #161E5F #33165F

triadic

#161E5F #5F161E #1E5F16

tetradic

#161E5F #5F1642 #5F5716 #165F33

square

#161E5F #5F1642 #5F5716 #165F33

split-complementary

#161E5F #5F3316 #425F16

monochromatic

#060819 #0A0E2D #161E5F #222E91 #2D3DC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.16

#161E5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#161E5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E5F

15.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E5F	1.00	15.16	1.39	15.16
#FFFFFF	15.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002961

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00235E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.7% 0.115 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60598d',
    500: '#161e5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e5f;
$custom-light: #60598d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.425,
    "s": 62.393,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27661,
    "c": 0.11465,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E5F

secondary

#968C3B

accent

#D442E5

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E5F

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

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