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Recognised as Colour

#164FBF

  • #164FBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#164FBF is a blue with RGB values 22, 79, 191 and HSL 220°, 79%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#164FBF#164FBF
HEX#164FBF
RGBrgb(22, 79, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.3098, 0.749
RGB percentages8.6%, 31%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(219.8, 79.3%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 88.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK88.5%, 58.6%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,462,207
CSS custom property--colour: #164FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#E9B040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF8616
Analogous#16A4BF, #3116BF
Triadic#BF164F, #4FBF16
Split complementary#BF3116, #A4BF16
Tetradic#BF16A4, #BF8616, #16BF31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACC4F5
Lighter +30%#7EA4F0
Lighter +20%#5084EB
Lighter +10%#2264E6
Darker −10%#113C91
Darker −20%#0B2964
Darker −30%#061636
Darker −40%#010308
More saturated +25%#0048D5
Less saturated −25%#3158A4

Channel breakdown

R22
G79
B191
Red22 (8.6%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue219.76°
Saturation (HSL)79.34%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 4F · B BF

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