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Recognised as Colour

#162F59

  • #162F59
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#162F59 is a blue with RGB values 22, 47, 89 and HSL 218°, 60%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#162F59#162F59
HEX#162F59
RGBrgb(22, 47, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1843, 0.349
RGB percentages8.6%, 18.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(217.6, 60.4%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 75.3%, 34.9%)
CMYK75.3%, 47.2%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,453,913
CSS custom property--colour: #162F59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.25:1
Contrast with white13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#E9D0A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B335Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0F2D58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00393Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.6Midnight blue · ΔE 33.3Steel blue · ΔE 34.6Black · ΔE 35Dim grey · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#594016
Analogous#165059, #1F1659
Triadic#59162F, #2F5916
Split complementary#591F16, #505916
Tetradic#591650, #594016, #16591F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#638FD8
Lighter +30%#3A71CE
Lighter +20%#2A5AAB
Lighter +10%#204582
Darker −10%#0C1930
Darker −20%#020407
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#082B67
Less saturated −25%#24334B

Channel breakdown

R22
G47
B89
Red22 (8.6%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue217.61°
Saturation (HSL)60.36%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 2F · B 59

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