#161F42#161F42

#161F42 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 25.2% C 0.067 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161F42
RGB	rgb(22, 31, 66)
HSL	hsl(228, 50%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(228, 67%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 53%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.88, 8.87, -23.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.88, 25.10, 290.70°)
OKLab	oklab(25.23% 0.0002 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(25.23% 0.067 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.8039, 1.5438, 5.3561)
Luminance	0.0154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161F42 #423916

analogous

#163542 #161F42 #231642

triadic

#161F42 #42161F #1F4216

tetradic

#161F42 #421635 #423916 #164223

square

#161F42 #421635 #423916 #164223

split-complementary

#161F42 #422316 #354216

monochromatic

#080B17 #080B17 #161F42 #253570 #354A9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.05

#161F42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.31

#161F42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161F42

16.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161F42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161F42	1.00	16.05	1.31	16.05
#FFFFFF	16.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E2343

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#081F41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00272D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161f42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 31, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.2% 0.067 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#585a76',
    500: '#161f42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161f42;
$custom-light: #585a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161f42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.727,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25225,
    "c": 0.06703,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161F42

secondary

#796C3A

accent

#BD4EDA

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#030308

muted

#78787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161F42

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

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