#161b4c

Color #161b4c

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.64 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#161b4c

RGB

rgb(22, 27, 76)

HSL

hsl(234.4, 55.1%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.4, 71.1%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.1%, 64.5%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(12.46, 16, -31.11)

LCH

lch(12.46, 34.98, 297.22)

OKLCH

oklch(25.2%, 0.0897, 273.64)

HWB

hwb(234.4, 8.6%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c4716

Analogous

#16364c

#161b4c

#2c164c

Triadic

#161b4c

#4c161b

#1b4c16

Split-complementary

#161b4c

#4c2c16

#364c16

Tetradic

#161b4c

#47164c

#4c4716

#1b4c16

Square

#161b4c

#4c1636

#4c4716

#164c2c

Shades

Color #161b4c mixed toward black.

#12173f

#0f1233

#0b0e26

#070919

#04050d

Tints

Color #161b4c mixed toward white.

#252e81

#3541b6

#5f6ad1

#949ce0

#cacdf0

Tones

Color #161b4c mixed toward gray.

#1a1f47

#1f2243

#23263e

#282a3a

#2c2d35

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.3:1

White text reads better on this background (16.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#181844 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#181842 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#163c3b · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#202020 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #161b4c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161b4c]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#161b4c (#161b4c) is rgb(22, 27, 76) in RGB.

No, #161b4c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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