Colour

#162D41

#162D41
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162D41 is a blue with RGB values 22, 45, 65 and HSL 208°, 49%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#162D41

RGBrgb(22, 45, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1765, 0.2549

RGB percentages8.6%, 17.6%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(207.9, 49.4%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 66.2%, 25.5%)

CMYK66.2%, 30.8%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,453,377

CSS custom property--colour: #162D41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.13:1

Contrast with white14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#E9D2BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#242E42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F2941no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#003234no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Black · ΔE 23.4 Dim grey · ΔE 31 Slate grey · ΔE 35.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 38.6 Steel blue · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#412A16

Analogous#164140, #161741

Triadic#41162D, #2D4116

Split complementary#411618, #414016

Tetradic#401641, #412A16, #174116

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#5B95C8

Lighter +30%#3D7CB3

Lighter +20%#30628D

Lighter +10%#234767

Darker −10%#09131B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0B2E4C

Less saturated −25%#212C36

Channel breakdown

R22

G45

B65

Red22 (8.6%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue207.91°

Saturation (HSL)49.43%

Lightness17.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 2D · B 41

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