#161F5E#161F5E

#161F5E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.020; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.112 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#161F5E
RGB	rgb(22, 31, 94)
HSL	hsl(233, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(233, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 67%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.27, 20.39, -38.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.27, 43.76, 297.78°)
OKLab	oklab(27.76% 0.0016 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(27.76% 0.112 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.8406, 1.9584, 10.8158)
Luminance	0.0196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#161F5E #5E5516

analogous

#16435E #161F5E #31165E

triadic

#161F5E #5E161F #1F5E16

tetradic

#161F5E #5E1643 #5E5516 #165E31

square

#161F5E #5E1643 #5E5516 #165E31

split-complementary

#161F5E #5E3116 #435E16

monochromatic

#060819 #0A0F2C #161F5E #222F90 #2D40C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.09

#161F5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.39

#161F5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #161F5E

15.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##161F5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##161F5E	1.00	15.09	1.39	15.09
#FFFFFF	15.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002A60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00235D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #161f5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 31, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.112 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f5a8c',
    500: '#161f5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #161f5e;
$custom-light: #5f5a8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#161f5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 31,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27762,
    "c": 0.11182,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#161F5E

secondary

#958A3B

accent

#D143E5

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#EAE9F0

border

#C6C5CB

text

#05030C

muted

#79787D

Preview Lab

Preview with #161F5E

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

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