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Recognised as Colour

#162B44

  • #162B44
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162B44 is a blue with RGB values 22, 43, 68 and HSL 213°, 51%, 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

#162B44#162B44
HEX#162B44
RGBrgb(22, 43, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1686, 0.2667
RGB percentages8.6%, 16.9%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(212.6, 51.1%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 67.6%, 26.7%)
CMYK67.6%, 36.8%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,452,868
CSS custom property--colour: #162B44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02316WCAG 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 14.35:1
Contrast with white14.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#E9D4BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#202C45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A2843no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#003134no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.8Black · ΔE 25Dim grey · ΔE 32.9Slate grey · ΔE 36.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.4Steel blue · ΔE 38.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#442F16
Analogous#164244, #181644
Triadic#44162B, #2B4416
Split complementary#441816, #424416
Tetradic#441642, #442F16, #164418

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5C8ECA
Lighter +30%#3B74B8
Lighter +20%#2F5C91
Lighter +10%#22436B
Darker −10%#0A131D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B2A4F
Less saturated −25%#212C39

Channel breakdown

R22
G43
B68
Red22 (8.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue212.61°
Saturation (HSL)51.11%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2B · B 44

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