Colour

#162A41

#162A41
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162A41 is a blue with RGB values 22, 42, 65 and HSL 212°, 49%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#162A41#162A41

HEX#162A41

RGBrgb(22, 42, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1647, 0.2549

RGB percentages8.6%, 16.5%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(212.1, 49.4%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 66.2%, 25.5%)

CMYK66.2%, 35.4%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,452,609

CSS custom property--colour: #162A41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.57:1

Contrast with white14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#E9D5BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202B42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B2741no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#002F32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Black · ΔE 23.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.6 Slate grey · ΔE 36.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.7 Steel blue · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#412D16

Analogous#164041, #181641

Triadic#41162A, #2A4116

Split complementary#411716, #404116

Tetradic#411640, #412D16, #164117

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5B8EC8

Lighter +30%#3D74B3

Lighter +20%#305B8D

Lighter +10%#234367

Darker −10%#09111B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0B294C

Less saturated −25%#212B36

Channel breakdown

R22

G42

B65

Red22 (8.6%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue212.09°

Saturation (HSL)49.43%

Lightness17.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 2A · B 41

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