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Recognised as Colour

#162B38

  • #162B38
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162B38 is a blue with RGB values 22, 43, 56 and HSL 203°, 44%, 15%. 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

#162B38#162B38
HEX#162B38
RGBrgb(22, 43, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1686, 0.2196
RGB percentages8.6%, 16.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(202.9, 43.6%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 60.7%, 22%)
CMYK60.7%, 23.2%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,452,856
CSS custom property--colour: #162B38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.62:1
Contrast with white14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#E9D4C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#252B39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#202738no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#042E2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.3Black · ΔE 20.1Dim grey · ΔE 30.3Slate grey · ΔE 36.5Gray · ΔE 38.9Light slate grey · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#382316
Analogous#163834, #161A38
Triadic#38162B, #2B3816
Split complementary#38161A, #383416
Tetradic#341638, #382316, #1A3816

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5B99BF
Lighter +30%#417FA6
Lighter +20%#336381
Lighter +10%#24475D
Darker −10%#080F13
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C2D42
Less saturated −25%#20292E

Channel breakdown

R22
G43
B56
Red22 (8.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue202.94°
Saturation (HSL)43.59%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2B · B 38

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