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Colour

#162B84

  • #162B84
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#162B84 is a blue with RGB values 22, 43, 132 and HSL 229°, 71%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#162B84#162B84
HEX#162B84
RGBrgb(22, 43, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1686, 0.5176
RGB percentages8.6%, 16.9%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(228.5, 71.4%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 83.3%, 51.8%)
CMYK83.3%, 67.4%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,452,932
CSS custom property--colour: #162B84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#E9D47B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003082no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004353no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Indigo · ΔE 24.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Navy · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#846F16
Analogous#166284, #381684
Triadic#84162B, #2B8416
Split complementary#843816, #628416
Tetradic#841662, #846F16, #168438

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7D91E9
Lighter +30%#516DE2
Lighter +20%#2548DB
Lighter +10%#1D39B0
Darker −10%#0F1D58
Darker −20%#070F2D
Darker −30%#000001
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#031F97
Less saturated −25%#293771

Channel breakdown

R22
G43
B132
Red22 (8.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue228.55°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2B · B 84

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