Colour

#161A32

#161A32
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#161A32 is a blue with RGB values 22, 26, 50 and HSL 231°, 39%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#161A32#161A32

HEX#161A32

RGBrgb(22, 26, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.102, 0.1961

RGB percentages8.6%, 10.2%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(231.4, 38.9%, 14.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 56%, 19.6%)

CMYK56%, 48%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,448,498

CSS custom property--colour: #161A32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.1:1

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

Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#E9E5CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#111D33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E1B31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0C1F23no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.4 Dim grey · ΔE 38.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 42.1 Slate grey · ΔE 44

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#322E16

Analogous#162832, #201632

Triadic#32161A, #1A3216

Split complementary#322016, #283216

Tetradic#321628, #322E16, #163220

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5C69B8

Lighter +30%#45519C

Lighter +20%#353F79

Lighter +10%#262C55

Darker −10%#06080F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0D143B

Less saturated −25%#1F2029

Channel breakdown

R22

G26

B50

Red22 (8.6%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue231.43°

Saturation (HSL)38.89%

Lightness14.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 1A · B 32

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