#162a4c

Color #162a4c

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.72 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#162a4c

RGB

rgb(22, 42, 76)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 55.1%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 71.1%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.1%, 44.7%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(17.22, 4.78, -23.45)

LCH

lch(17.22, 23.93, 281.52)

OKLCH

oklch(28.8%, 0.0677, 260.4)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 8.6%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c3816

Analogous

#16454c

#162a4c

#1d164c

Triadic

#162a4c

#4c162a

#2a4c16

Split-complementary

#162a4c

#4c1d16

#454c16

Tetradic

#162a4c

#38164c

#4c3816

#2a4c16

Square

#162a4c

#4c1645

#4c3816

#164c1d

Shades

Color #162a4c mixed toward black.

#12233f

#0f1c33

#0b1526

#070e19

#04070d

Tints

Color #162a4c mixed toward white.

#254781

#3565b6

#5f89d1

#94b0e0

#cad8f0

Tones

Color #162a4c mixed toward gray.

#1a2b47

#1f2c43

#232d3e

#282f3a

#2c3035

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#202046 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#1f1d44 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#17403f · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #162a4c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#162a4c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#162a4c (#162a4c) is rgb(22, 42, 76) in RGB.

No, #162a4c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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