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Recognised as Colour

#162BA5

  • #162BA5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Navy

#162BA5 is a blue with RGB values 22, 43, 165 and HSL 231°, 76%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.

Colour values

#162BA5#162BA5
HEX#162BA5
RGBrgb(22, 43, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1686, 0.6471
RGB percentages8.6%, 16.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(231.2, 76.5%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 86.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK86.7%, 73.9%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,452,965
CSS custom property--colour: #162BA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#E9D45A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#004F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Navy · ΔE 15Dark blue · ΔE 15.4Indigo · ΔE 18.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Midnight blue · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourNavy (#000080)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A59016
Analogous#1672A5, #4916A5
Triadic#A5162B, #2BA516
Split complementary#A54916, #72A516
Tetradic#A51672, #A59016, #16A549

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96A3F1
Lighter +30%#697CEB
Lighter +20%#3C55E5
Lighter +10%#1C37D2
Darker −10%#101F78
Darker −20%#0A144B
Darker −30%#04081E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001BBB
Less saturated −25%#2D3C8E

Channel breakdown

R22
G43
B165
Red22 (8.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue231.19°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2B · B A5

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