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Recognised as Colour

#162C41

  • #162C41
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162C41 is a blue with RGB values 22, 44, 65 and HSL 209°, 49%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#162C41#162C41
HEX#162C41
RGBrgb(22, 44, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1725, 0.2549
RGB percentages8.6%, 17.3%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(209.3, 49.4%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 66.2%, 25.5%)
CMYK66.2%, 32.3%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,453,121
CSS custom property--colour: #162C41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#E9D3BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#232D42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D2841no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#003133no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.4Black · ΔE 23.5Dim grey · ΔE 31.5Slate grey · ΔE 36Steel blue · ΔE 38.9Light slate grey · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 21.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#412B16
Analogous#164140, #161741
Triadic#41162C, #2C4116
Split complementary#411617, #414016
Tetradic#401641, #412B16, #174116

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5B93C8
Lighter +30%#3D79B3
Lighter +20%#30608D
Lighter +10%#234667
Darker −10%#09121B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B2C4C
Less saturated −25%#212C36

Channel breakdown

R22
G44
B65
Red22 (8.6%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue209.3°
Saturation (HSL)49.43%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2C · B 41

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