Colour

#161C31

#161C31
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#161C31 is a blue with RGB values 22, 28, 49 and HSL 227°, 38%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#161C31#161C31

HEX#161C31

RGBrgb(22, 28, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1098, 0.1922

RGB percentages8.6%, 11%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(226.7, 38%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 55.1%, 19.2%)

CMYK55.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 80.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,449,009

CSS custom property--colour: #161C31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.87:1

Contrast with white16.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#E9E3CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#141E32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#121C31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0C2024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Dim grey · ΔE 37.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.2 Slate grey · ΔE 42.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 44.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#312B16

Analogous#162A31, #1D1631

Triadic#31161C, #1C3116

Split complementary#311D16, #2A3116

Tetradic#31162A, #312B16, #16311D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5D71B6

Lighter +30%#45589B

Lighter +20%#364477

Lighter +10%#263054

Darker −10%#06080E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0D173A

Less saturated −25%#1F2128

Channel breakdown

R22

G28

B49

Red22 (8.6%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue226.67°

Saturation (HSL)38.03%

Lightness13.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 1C · B 31

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