#161de3

Color #161de3

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#161de3

RGB

rgb(22, 29, 227)

HSL

hsl(238, 82.3%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238, 90.3%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(90.3%, 87.2%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(30.86, 65.97, -94.38)

LCH

lch(30.86, 115.15, 304.95)

OKLCH

oklch(43.3%, 0.2737, 266.23)

HWB

hwb(238, 8.6%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3dc16

Analogous

#1683e3

#161de3

#7616e3

Triadic

#161de3

#e3161d

#1de316

Split-complementary

#161de3

#e37616

#83e316

Tetradic

#161de3

#dc16e3

#e3dc16

#1de316

Square

#161de3

#e31683

#e3dc16

#16e376

Shades

Color #161de3 mixed toward black.

#1218bd

#0f1397

#0b0e71

#070a4c

#040526

Tints

Color #161de3 mixed toward white.

#393fec

#6065f0

#888cf3

#b0b2f7

#d7d9fb

Tones

Color #161de3 mixed toward gray.

#272dd2

#383dc1

#494db0

#5a5d9f

#6b6d8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.32:1

White text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1919c9 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#1918c2 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#16b1ab · ΔE 52.8

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 32.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #161de3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161de3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#161de3 (#161de3) is rgb(22, 29, 227) in RGB.

No, #161de3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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