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Colour

#168DFF

  • #168DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#168DFF is a blue with RGB values 22, 141, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#168DFF#168DFF
HEX#168DFF
RGBrgb(22, 141, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.5529, 1
RGB percentages8.6%, 55.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(209.4, 100%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 91.4%, 100%)
CMYK91.4%, 44.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,478,143
CSS custom property--colour: #168DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#E97200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E83FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.8Medium purple · ΔE 29.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.27, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8816
Analogous#16FFFC, #1619FF
Triadic#FF168D, #8DFF16
Split complementary#FF1619, #FFFD16
Tetradic#FC16FF, #FF8816, #18FF16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F1FF
Lighter +30%#AFD8FF
Lighter +20%#7CBFFF
Lighter +10%#49A6FF
Darker −10%#0073E2
Darker −20%#0059AF
Darker −30%#003F7C
Darker −40%#002549
More saturated +25%#168DFF
Less saturated −25%#338CE2

Channel breakdown

R22
G141
B255
Red22 (8.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 8D · B FF

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