Recognised as Colour

#10162A

#10162A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#10162A is a blue with RGB values 16, 22, 42 and HSL 226°, 45%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#10162A#10162A

HEX#10162A

RGBrgb(16, 22, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.0863, 0.1647

RGB percentages6.3%, 8.6%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(226.2, 44.8%, 11.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 61.9%, 16.5%)

CMYK61.9%, 47.6%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,054,250

CSS custom property--colour: #10162A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness23.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.95:1

Contrast with white17.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#EFE9D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E182Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0C162Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#061A1Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Dim grey · ΔE 39.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42 Midnight blue · ΔE 45.2 Slate grey · ΔE 45.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2A2410

Analogous#10232A, #17102A

Triadic#2A1016, #162A10

Split complementary#2A1710, #232A10

Tetradic#2A1023, #2A2410, #102A17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#4B65BB

Lighter +30%#3A5099

Lighter +20%#2C3D74

Lighter +10%#1E294F

Darker −10%#020305

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#091231

Less saturated −25%#171A23

Channel breakdown

R16

G22

B42

Red16 (6.3%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue226.15°

Saturation (HSL)44.83%

Lightness11.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 10 · G 16 · B 2A

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