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Recognised as Colour

#162F43

  • #162F43
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#162F43 is a blue with RGB values 22, 47, 67 and HSL 207°, 51%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#162F43#162F43
HEX#162F43
RGBrgb(22, 47, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1843, 0.2627
RGB percentages8.6%, 18.4%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(206.7, 50.6%, 17.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 67.2%, 26.3%)
CMYK67.2%, 29.9%, 0%, 73.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,453,891
CSS custom property--colour: #162F43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.8:1
Contrast with white13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#E9D0BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#262F44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#202B43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003436no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7Black · ΔE 24.2Dim grey · ΔE 30.3Slate grey · ΔE 34.8Light slate grey · ΔE 37.8Steel blue · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#432A16
Analogous#164341, #161843
Triadic#43162F, #2F4316
Split complementary#431618, #434116
Tetradic#411643, #432A16, #184316

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5C99C9
Lighter +30%#3C80B6
Lighter +20%#2F6590
Lighter +10%#234A69
Darker −10%#09141D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B304E
Less saturated −25%#212E38

Channel breakdown

R22
G47
B67
Red22 (8.6%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)50.56%
Lightness17.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2F · B 43

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