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Recognised as Colour

#165EA4

  • #165EA4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#165EA4 is a blue with RGB values 22, 94, 164 and HSL 210°, 76%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#165EA4#165EA4
HEX#165EA4
RGBrgb(22, 94, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.3686, 0.6431
RGB percentages8.6%, 36.9%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(209.6, 76.3%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 86.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK86.6%, 42.7%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,466,020
CSS custom property--colour: #165EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#E9A15B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A63A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2057A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#006F79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 31.2Slate blue · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A45C16
Analogous#16A4A3, #1617A4
Triadic#A4165E, #5EA416
Split complementary#A41617, #A4A316
Tetradic#A316A4, #A45C16, #17A416

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95C4F1
Lighter +30%#68AAEB
Lighter +20%#3B91E5
Lighter +10%#1C78D1
Darker −10%#104477
Darker −20%#0A2A4A
Darker −30%#04111D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005EBA
Less saturated −25%#2D5E8D

Channel breakdown

R22
G94
B164
Red22 (8.6%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue209.58°
Saturation (HSL)76.34%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 5E · B A4

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