Recognised as Colour
#161A89
- #161A89
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#161A89 is a blue with RGB values 22, 26, 137 and HSL 238°, 72%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#161A89#161A89
HEX#161A89
RGBrgb(22, 26, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.102, 0.5373
RGB percentages8.6%, 10.2%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(237.9, 72.3%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 83.9%, 53.7%)
CMYK83.9%, 81%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,448,585
CSS custom property--colour: #161A89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.61:1
Contrast with white13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#E9E576
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#898516
Analogous#165389, #4C1689
Triadic#89161A, #1A8916
Split complementary#894C16, #548916
Tetradic#891653, #898516, #16894C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G26
B137
Red22 (8.6%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue237.91°
Saturation (HSL)72.33%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 1A · B 89
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