#161F48#161F48

#161F48 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.016; OKLCH L 25.7% C 0.077 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161F48
RGB	rgb(22, 31, 72)
HSL	hsl(229, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(229, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 56.9%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(13.34, 11.34, -26.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(13.34, 29.21, 292.85°)
OKLab	oklab(25.72% 0.001 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(25.72% 0.077 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.9902, 1.6183, 6.3371)
Luminance	0.0162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161F48 #483F16

analogous

#163848 #161F48 #261648

triadic

#161F48 #48161F #1F4816

tetradic

#161F48 #481638 #483F16 #164826

square

#161F48 #481638 #483F16 #164826

split-complementary

#161F48 #482616 #384816

monochromatic

#070A17 #080B19 #161F48 #243377 #3347A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.87

#161F48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.32

#161F48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161F48

15.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161F48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161F48	1.00	15.87	1.32	15.87
#FFFFFF	15.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#082549

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002047

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002830

Achromatopsia (no color)

#222222

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161f48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 31, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(25.7% 0.077 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#595a7b',
    500: '#161f48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161f48;
$custom-light: #595a7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161f48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.2,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.25719,
    "c": 0.07715,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161F48

secondary

#7F733A

accent

#C24BDD

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#E9E9EE

border

#C5C5C9

text

#040309

muted

#79787B

Preview Lab

Preview with #161F48

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

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