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Colour

#162D3A

  • #162D3A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162D3A is a blue with RGB values 22, 45, 58 and HSL 202°, 45%, 16%. 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

#162D3A#162D3A
HEX#162D3A
RGBrgb(22, 45, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1765, 0.2275
RGB percentages8.6%, 17.6%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(201.7, 45%, 15.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 62.1%, 22.7%)
CMYK62.1%, 22.4%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,453,370
CSS custom property--colour: #162D3A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41.4 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#E9D2C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#272D3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#22293Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#023031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 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 17.4Black · ΔE 21Dim grey · ΔE 29.7Slate grey · ΔE 35.7Gray · ΔE 38.3Light slate grey · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A2316
Analogous#163A35, #161B3A
Triadic#3A162D, #2D3A16
Split complementary#3A161B, #3A3516
Tetradic#35163A, #3A2316, #1B3A16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5B9CC1
Lighter +30%#4083A9
Lighter +20%#326684
Lighter +10%#244A5F
Darker −10%#081015
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C3044
Less saturated −25%#202A30

Channel breakdown

R22
G45
B58
Red22 (8.6%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue201.67°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness15.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2D · B 3A

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