Colour

#161F27

#161F27
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#161F27 is a blue with RGB values 22, 31, 39 and HSL 208°, 28%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#161F27#161F27

HEX#161F27

RGBrgb(22, 31, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1216, 0.1529

RGB percentages8.6%, 12.2%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(208.2, 27.9%, 12%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 43.6%, 15.3%)

CMYK43.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,449,767

CSS custom property--colour: #161F27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.67:1

Contrast with white16.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#E9E0D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C1F27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A1D27no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#112122no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Dim grey · ΔE 33.9 Slate grey · ΔE 41.8 Gray · ΔE 42.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 44.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#271E16

Analogous#162727, #161627

Triadic#27161F, #1F2716

Split complementary#271616, #272716

Tetradic#271627, #271E16, #162716

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6287A7

Lighter +30%#4D6D89

Lighter +20%#3B5368

Lighter +10%#283948

Darker −10%#040506

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E1F2F

Less saturated −25%#1E1F1F

Channel breakdown

R22

G31

B39

Red22 (8.6%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue208.24°

Saturation (HSL)27.87%

Lightness11.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 1F · B 27

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