#161238

Color #161238

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 29.47 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#161238

RGB

rgb(22, 18, 56)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 51.4%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 67.9%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.7%, 67.9%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(8.03, 14.79, -24.19)

LCH

lch(8.03, 28.35, 301.44)

OKLCH

oklch(21.3%, 0.0712, 283.31)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 7.1%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#343812

Analogous

#122138

#161238

#291238

Triadic

#161238

#381612

#123816

Split-complementary

#161238

#382912

#213812

Tetradic

#161238

#381234

#343812

#123816

Square

#161238

#381221

#343812

#123829

Shades

Color #161238 mixed toward black.

#120f2f

#0f0c25

#0b091c

#070613

#040309

Tints

Color #161238 mixed toward white.

#2c246f

#4135a6

#665aca

#9991dc

#ccc8ed

Tones

Color #161238 mixed toward gray.

#181535

#1b1832

#1d1b2e

#201f2b

#222228

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.18:1

White text reads better on this background (17.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#141432 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#151530 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#162c2a · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #161238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161238]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#161238 (#161238) is rgb(22, 18, 56) in RGB.

No, #161238 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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