#161F45#161F45

#161F45 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.5% C 0.072 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161F45
RGB	rgb(22, 31, 69)
HSL	hsl(229, 52%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(229, 68%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 55.1%, 0%, 72.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.11, 10.10, -25.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.11, 27.16, 291.84°)
OKLab	oklab(25.47% 0.0007 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(25.47% 0.072 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.8947, 1.5801, 5.8342)
Luminance	0.0158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161F45 #453C16

analogous

#163645 #161F45 #251645

triadic

#161F45 #45161F #1F4516

tetradic

#161F45 #451636 #453C16 #164525

square

#161F45 #451636 #453C16 #164525

split-complementary

#161F45 #452516 #364516

monochromatic

#070A17 #070A17 #161F45 #253473 #3449A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.96

#161F45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161F45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161F45

15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161F45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161F45	1.00	15.96	1.32	15.96
#FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B2446

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#042044

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00282E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161f45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 31, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.5% 0.072 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#595a79',
    500: '#161f45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161f45;
$custom-light: #595a79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161f45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.511,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 17.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25469,
    "c": 0.07212,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161F45

secondary

#7C703A

accent

#C04DDB

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9ED

border

#C5C5C8

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161F45

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

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