Colour
#161FA0
- #161FA0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#161FA0 is a blue with RGB values 22, 31, 160 and HSL 236°, 76%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#161FA0#161FA0
HEX#161FA0
RGBrgb(22, 31, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1216, 0.6275
RGB percentages8.6%, 12.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(236.1, 75.8%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 86.3%, 62.7%)
CMYK86.3%, 80.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,449,888
CSS custom property--colour: #161FA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#E9E05F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A09716
Analogous#1664A0, #5216A0
Triadic#A0161F, #1FA016
Split complementary#A05216, #64A016
Tetradic#A01664, #A09716, #16A052
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G31
B160
Red22 (8.6%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue236.09°
Saturation (HSL)75.82%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 1F · B A0
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