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Recognised as Colour

#162D71

  • #162D71
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#162D71 is a blue with RGB values 22, 45, 113 and HSL 225°, 67%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#162D71#162D71
HEX#162D71
RGBrgb(22, 45, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1765, 0.4431
RGB percentages8.6%, 17.6%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(224.8, 67.4%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 80.5%, 44.3%)
CMYK80.5%, 60.2%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,453,425
CSS custom property--colour: #162D71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.74:1
Contrast with white12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#E9D28E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003773no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002E70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#003E4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.7Midnight blue · ΔE 16.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 34.2Indigo · ΔE 35.5Royal blue · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#715A16
Analogous#165A71, #2D1671
Triadic#71162D, #2D7116
Split complementary#712D16, #5A7116
Tetradic#71165A, #715A16, #16712D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#708DE3
Lighter +30%#456BDB
Lighter +20%#274FC6
Lighter +10%#1E3E9C
Darker −10%#0E1C46
Darker −20%#050B1C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#052582
Less saturated −25%#273560

Channel breakdown

R22
G45
B113
Red22 (8.6%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue224.84°
Saturation (HSL)67.41%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2D · B 71

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