#161e8c

Color #161e8c

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Navy #000080 · ΔE 12.17 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#161e8c

RGB

rgb(22, 30, 140)

HSL

hsl(235.9, 72.8%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.9, 84.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(84.3%, 78.6%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(20.01, 38.49, -60.53)

LCH

lch(20.01, 71.73, 302.45)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.1754, 268.89)

HWB

hwb(235.9, 8.6%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8416

Analogous

#16598c

#161e8c

#49168c

Triadic

#161e8c

#8c161e

#1e8c16

Split-complementary

#161e8c

#8c4916

#598c16

Tetradic

#161e8c

#84168c

#8c8416

#1e8c16

Square

#161e8c

#8c1659

#8c8416

#168c49

Shades

Color #161e8c mixed toward black.

#121975

#0f145d

#0b0f46

#070a2f

#040517

Tints

Color #161e8c mixed toward white.

#1e29be

#3742df

#6971e7

#9ba1ef

#cdd0f7

Tones

Color #161e8c mixed toward gray.

#202782

#2a2f78

#34386f

#3d4065

#47495b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.6:1

White text reads better on this background (13.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a7c · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#191978 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#166d6a · ΔE 37

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 27.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #161e8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#161e8c]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#161e8c (#161e8c) is rgb(22, 30, 140) in RGB.

No, #161e8c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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