#161F59#161F59

#161F59 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.3% C 0.104 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161F59
RGB	rgb(22, 31, 89)
HSL	hsl(232, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(232, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 65.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.80, 18.35, -36.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.80, 40.53, 296.92°)
OKLab	oklab(27.27% 0.0018 -0.1042)
OKLCH	oklch(27.27% 0.104 271)
XYZ	xyz(2.6234, 1.8716, 9.6722)
Luminance	0.0187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161F59 #595016

analogous

#164159 #161F59 #2F1659

triadic

#161F59 #59161F #1F5916

tetradic

#161F59 #591641 #595016 #16592F

square

#161F59 #591641 #595016 #16592F

split-complementary

#161F59 #592F16 #415916

monochromatic

#060919 #0A0E28 #161F59 #22308A #2E41BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.28

#161F59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#161F59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161F59

15.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161F59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161F59	1.00	15.28	1.37	15.28
#FFFFFF	15.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00285B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002E38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161f59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 31, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.3% 0.104 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e5a88',
    500: '#161f59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161f59;
$custom-light: #5e5a88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161f59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.94,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2727,
    "c": 0.10427,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.01872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161F59

secondary

#90853B

accent

#CE44E4

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030B

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #161F59

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

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