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Recognised as Colour

#161F84

  • #161F84
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#161F84 is a blue with RGB values 22, 31, 132 and HSL 235°, 71%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#161F84#161F84
HEX#161F84
RGBrgb(22, 31, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1216, 0.5176
RGB percentages8.6%, 12.2%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(235.1, 71.4%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.1, 83.3%, 51.8%)
CMYK83.3%, 76.5%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,449,860
CSS custom property--colour: #161F84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.43:1
Contrast with white13.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#E9E07B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003487no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002982no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003D50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.6Navy · ΔE 16.1Indigo · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4Dark blue · ΔE 20Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#847B16
Analogous#165684, #441684
Triadic#84161F, #1F8416
Split complementary#844416, #568416
Tetradic#841656, #847B16, #168444

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7D86E9
Lighter +30%#515DE2
Lighter +20%#2534DB
Lighter +10%#1D29B0
Darker −10%#0F1558
Darker −20%#070A2D
Darker −30%#000001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#030F97
Less saturated −25%#292F71

Channel breakdown

R22
G31
B132
Red22 (8.6%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue235.09°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 1F · B 84

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