Colour

#161F39

#161F39
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#161F39 is a blue with RGB values 22, 31, 57 and HSL 225°, 44%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#161F39#161F39

HEX#161F39

RGBrgb(22, 31, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1216, 0.2235

RGB percentages8.6%, 12.2%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(224.6, 44.3%, 15.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 61.4%, 22.4%)

CMYK61.4%, 45.6%, 0%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,449,785

CSS custom property--colour: #161F39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.29:1

Contrast with white16.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#E9E0C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#15223Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#111F38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#062529no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.8 Dim grey · ΔE 37.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 41.3 Slate grey · ΔE 41.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#393016

Analogous#163139, #1F1639

Triadic#39161F, #1F3916

Split complementary#391E16, #313916

Tetradic#391631, #393016, #16391E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5B75C0

Lighter +30%#415BA7

Lighter +20%#324783

Lighter +10%#24335E

Darker −10%#080B14

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C1A43

Less saturated −25%#20242F

Channel breakdown

R22

G31

B57

Red22 (8.6%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue224.57°

Saturation (HSL)44.3%

Lightness15.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 1F · B 39

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