Recognised as Colour

#165C9F

#165C9F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#165C9F is a blue with RGB values 22, 92, 159 and HSL 209°, 76%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#165C9F#165C9F

HEX#165C9F

RGBrgb(22, 92, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.3608, 0.6235

RGB percentages8.6%, 36.1%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(209.3, 75.7%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 86.2%, 62.4%)

CMYK86.2%, 42.1%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,465,503

CSS custom property--colour: #165C9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#E9A360

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A61A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#22559Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006C75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3 Royal blue · ΔE 33 Slate grey · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F5916

Analogous#169F9D, #16189F

Triadic#9F165C, #5C9F16

Split complementary#9F1618, #9F9D16

Tetradic#9D169F, #9F5916, #189F16

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#91C2F0

Lighter +30%#64A8EA

Lighter +20%#388FE3

Lighter +10%#1C76CC

Darker −10%#104272

Darker −20%#0A2845

Darker −30%#030E19

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005CB5

Less saturated −25%#2D5C88

Channel breakdown

R22

G92

B159

Red22 (8.6%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue209.34°

Saturation (HSL)75.69%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 5C · B 9F

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