Recognised as Colour

#164BE0

#164BE0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#164BE0 is a blue with RGB values 22, 75, 224 and HSL 224°, 82%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#164BE0#164BE0

HEX#164BE0

RGBrgb(22, 75, 224)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.2941, 0.8784

RGB percentages8.6%, 29.4%, 87.8%

HSLhsl(224.3, 82.1%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 90.2%, 87.8%)

CMYK90.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,461,216

CSS custom property--colour: #164BE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#E9B41F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00748Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Royal blue · ΔE 22.5 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Dark blue · ΔE 27.9 Blue violet · ΔE 29.1 Navy · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E0AB16

Analogous#16B0E0, #4616E0

Triadic#E0164B, #4BE016

Split complementary#E04616, #B0E016

Tetradic#E016B0, #E0AB16, #16E046

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8D5FA

Lighter +30%#9AB2F5

Lighter +20%#6B8EF1

Lighter +10%#3D6BEC

Darker −10%#113BB2

Darker −20%#0D2C83

Darker −30%#081C55

Darker −40%#040D26

More saturated +25%#0041F6

Less saturated −25%#355AC1

Channel breakdown

R22

G75

B224

Red22 (8.6%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue224 (87.8%)

Hue224.26°

Saturation (HSL)82.11%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 4B · B E0

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