Colour

#162E4F

#162E4F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162E4F is a blue with RGB values 22, 46, 79 and HSL 215°, 56%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#162E4F#162E4F

HEX#162E4F

RGBrgb(22, 46, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1804, 0.3098

RGB percentages8.6%, 18%, 31%

HSLhsl(214.7, 56.4%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 72.2%, 31%)

CMYK72.2%, 41.8%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,453,647

CSS custom property--colour: #162E4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.66:1

Contrast with white13.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#E9D1B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F3150no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#172B4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00363Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Black · ΔE 29.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.2 Dim grey · ΔE 34.6 Steel blue · ΔE 35.7 Slate grey · ΔE 36.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F3716

Analogous#164B4F, #1A164F

Triadic#4F162E, #2E4F16

Split complementary#4F1A16, #4B4F16

Tetradic#4F164B, #4F3716, #164F1A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5F8FD2

Lighter +30%#3774C7

Lighter +20%#2C5C9F

Lighter +10%#214577

Darker −10%#0B1727

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#092C5C

Less saturated −25%#233042

Channel breakdown

R22

G46

B79

Red22 (8.6%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue214.74°

Saturation (HSL)56.44%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 2E · B 4F

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Colour values

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