Colour

#161A29

#161A29
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#161A29 is a blue with RGB values 22, 26, 41 and HSL 227°, 30%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#161A29#161A29

HEX#161A29

RGBrgb(22, 26, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.102, 0.1608

RGB percentages8.6%, 10.2%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(227.4, 30.2%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 46.3%, 16.1%)

CMYK46.3%, 36.6%, 0%, 83.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,448,489

CSS custom property--colour: #161A29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness27.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.3:1

Contrast with white17.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#E9E5D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#151B2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#141A29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#101D1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 36.6 Slate grey · ΔE 43.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 44.3 Gray · ΔE 45.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#292516

Analogous#162429, #1B1629

Triadic#29161A, #1A2916

Split complementary#291B16, #242916

Tetradic#291624, #292516, #16291B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6170AA

Lighter +30%#4B598D

Lighter +20%#3A446B

Lighter +10%#282F4A

Darker −10%#040508

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E1531

Less saturated −25%#1E1F21

Channel breakdown

R22

G26

B41

Red22 (8.6%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue227.37°

Saturation (HSL)30.16%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 1A · B 29

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