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Recognised as Colour

#162A47

  • #162A47
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162A47 is a blue with RGB values 22, 42, 71 and HSL 216°, 53%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#162A47#162A47
HEX#162A47
RGBrgb(22, 42, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1647, 0.2784
RGB percentages8.6%, 16.5%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(215.5, 52.7%, 18.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 69%, 27.8%)
CMYK69%, 40.8%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,452,615
CSS custom property--colour: #162A47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.42:1
Contrast with white14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#E9D5B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E2C48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#172846no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003135no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4Black · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 34.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.7Slate grey · ΔE 37.6Steel blue · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#473316
Analogous#164347, #1A1647
Triadic#47162A, #2A4716
Split complementary#471B16, #434716
Tetradic#471643, #473316, #16471B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5C8ACD
Lighter +30%#3A6FBC
Lighter +20%#2E5895
Lighter +10%#22416E
Darker −10%#0A1320
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A2853
Less saturated −25%#222C3B

Channel breakdown

R22
G42
B71
Red22 (8.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue215.51°
Saturation (HSL)52.69%
Lightness18.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2A · B 47

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