#161E99#161E99

#161E99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.191 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161E99
RGB	rgb(22, 30, 153)
HSL	hsl(236, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(236, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 80.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.57, 42.97, -66.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.57, 78.75, 303.07°)
OKLab	oklab(34.22% -0.0056 -0.1912)
OKLCH	oklch(34.22% 0.191 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.5429, 3.3982, 30.4419)
Luminance	0.0340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161E99 #999116

analogous

#166099 #161E99 #501699

triadic

#161E99 #99161E #1E9916

tetradic

#161E99 #991660 #999116 #169950

square

#161E99 #991660 #999116 #169950

split-complementary

#161E99 #995016 #609916

monochromatic

#07092E #0E1463 #161E99 #1E28CF #454FE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.50

#161E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#161E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161E99

12.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161E99	1.00	12.50	1.68	12.50
#FFFFFF	12.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 30, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.191 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#705cb8',
    500: '#161e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161e99;
$custom-light: #705cb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.336,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34222,
    "c": 0.1913,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161E99

secondary

#C5BD46

accent

#E636F1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDE9F6

border

#C8C5D0

text

#090412

muted

#7B7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #161E99

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

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