#161E61#161E61

#161E61 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.118 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E61
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 97)
HSL	hsl(234, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(234, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 69.1%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.29, 22.32, -40.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.29, 46.40, 298.75°)
OKLab	oklab(27.87% 0.0022 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(27.87% 0.118 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.9521, 1.9619, 11.5300)
Luminance	0.0196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E61 #615916

analogous

#164361 #161E61 #331661

triadic

#161E61 #61161E #1E6116

tetradic

#161E61 #611643 #615916 #166133

square

#161E61 #611643 #615916 #166133

split-complementary

#161E61 #613316 #436116

monochromatic

#060819 #0B0F2F #161E61 #212D93 #2D3DC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.08

#161E61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#161E61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E61

15.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E61	1.00	15.08	1.39	15.08
#FFFFFF	15.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A63

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002360

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00303C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.118 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60598f',
    500: '#161e61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e61;
$custom-light: #60598f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.6,
    "s": 63.025,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27866,
    "c": 0.11759,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E61

secondary

#988E3B

accent

#D542E6

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E61

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

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