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Recognised as Colour

#165FAC

  • #165FAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#165FAC is a blue with RGB values 22, 95, 172 and HSL 211°, 77%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#165FAC#165FAC
HEX#165FAC
RGBrgb(22, 95, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.3725, 0.6745
RGB percentages8.6%, 37.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(210.8, 77.3%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 87.2%, 67.5%)
CMYK87.2%, 44.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,466,284
CSS custom property--colour: #165FAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#E9A053

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3666AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1559AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00727Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC6316
Analogous#16AAAC, #1816AC
Triadic#AC165F, #5FAC16
Split complementary#AC1816, #AAAC16
Tetradic#AC16AA, #AC6316, #16AC18

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CC6F2
Lighter +30%#6EACED
Lighter +20%#4192E7
Lighter +10%#1C78D9
Darker −10%#10467F
Darker −20%#0A2D52
Darker −30%#051424
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005EC2
Less saturated −25%#2E6094

Channel breakdown

R22
G95
B172
Red22 (8.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue210.8°
Saturation (HSL)77.32%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 5F · B AC

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