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Recognised as Colour

#162A48

  • #162A48
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162A48 is a blue with RGB values 22, 42, 72 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

#162A48#162A48
HEX#162A48
RGBrgb(22, 42, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1647, 0.2824
RGB percentages8.6%, 16.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(216, 53.2%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 69.4%, 28.2%)
CMYK69.4%, 41.7%, 0%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,452,616
CSS custom property--colour: #162A48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#E9D5B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D2C49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#162847no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003135no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27Black · ΔE 27.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 34Dim grey · ΔE 34.8Slate grey · ΔE 37.8Steel blue · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#483416
Analogous#164348, #1B1648
Triadic#48162A, #2A4816
Split complementary#481B16, #434816
Tetradic#481643, #483416, #16481B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5D8ACD
Lighter +30%#3A6EBD
Lighter +20%#2E5896
Lighter +10%#22416F
Darker −10%#0A1321
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A2854
Less saturated −25%#222C3C

Channel breakdown

R22
G42
B72
Red22 (8.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)53.19%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2A · B 48

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