#161E62#161E62

#161E62 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 28.0% C 0.119 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E62
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 98)
HSL	hsl(234, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(234, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 69.4%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.39, 22.71, -41.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.39, 47.03, 298.88°)
OKLab	oklab(27.97% 0.0022 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(27.97% 0.119 271)
XYZ	xyz(2.9990, 1.9807, 11.7772)
Luminance	0.0198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E62 #625A16

analogous

#164462 #161E62 #341662

triadic

#161E62 #62161E #1E6216

tetradic

#161E62 #621644 #625A16 #166234

square

#161E62 #621644 #625A16 #166234

split-complementary

#161E62 #623416 #446216

monochromatic

#060819 #0B0F30 #161E62 #212D94 #2C3DC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.04

#161E62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.40

#161E62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E62

15.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E62	1.00	15.04	1.40	15.04
#FFFFFF	15.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002361

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00303D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.0% 0.119 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60598f',
    500: '#161e62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e62;
$custom-light: #60598f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.684,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27969,
    "c": 0.11906,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.01981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E62

secondary

#998F3B

accent

#D541E6

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030C

muted

#7A787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E62

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

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