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Recognised as Colour

#162A72

  • #162A72
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#162A72 is a blue with RGB values 22, 42, 114 and HSL 227°, 68%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#162A72#162A72
HEX#162A72
RGBrgb(22, 42, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1647, 0.4471
RGB percentages8.6%, 16.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(227, 67.6%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 80.7%, 44.7%)
CMYK80.7%, 63.2%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,452,658
CSS custom property--colour: #162A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.06:1
Contrast with white13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#E9D58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#002D71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003C49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12Midnight blue · ΔE 13.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8Indigo · ΔE 32.5Slate blue · ΔE 32.6Navy · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#725E16
Analogous#165872, #301672
Triadic#72162A, #2A7216
Split complementary#723016, #587216
Tetradic#721658, #725E16, #167230

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7189E4
Lighter +30%#4666DB
Lighter +20%#2749C8
Lighter +10%#1E3A9D
Darker −10%#0E1A47
Darker −20%#060A1D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#052083
Less saturated −25%#273461

Channel breakdown

R22
G42
B114
Red22 (8.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue226.96°
Saturation (HSL)67.65%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2A · B 72

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