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#160495

#160495 ≈ Dark Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#160495 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 1.57% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.23% cyan, 97.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 247.45°, with 94.77% saturation and 30% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Blue (#00008b), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#000099
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Relative luminance0.0243

Complementary

  1. #160495
  2. #839504

Split complementary

  1. #160495
  2. #955f04
  3. #3a9504

Analogous

  1. #043a95
  2. #160495
  3. #5f0495

Triadic

  1. #160495
  2. #951604
  3. #049516

Tetradic

  1. #160495
  2. #950483
  3. #839504
  4. #049516

Square

  1. #160495
  2. #95043a
  3. #839504
  4. #04955f

Monochromatic

  1. #030114
  2. #0b024a
  3. #160495
  4. #2106df
  5. #5038fa

Shades

#160495 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #160495
  2. #140486
  3. #120377
  4. #0f0368
  5. #0d0259
  6. #0b024b
  7. #09023c
  8. #07012d
  9. #04011e
  10. #02000f
  11. #000000

Tints

#160495 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #160495
  2. #2d1da0
  3. #4536aa
  4. #5c4fb5
  5. #7368bf
  6. #8b82ca
  7. #a29bd5
  8. #b9b4df
  9. #d0cdea
  10. #e8e6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#160495 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #160495
  2. #211093
  3. #2b1d91
  4. #36298f
  5. #40368d
  6. #4b428b
  7. #564e88
  8. #605b86
  9. #6b6784
  10. #757482
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242167 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003298 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002493 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002697 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001b94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-160495 {
  color: #160495;
}
Background
.bg-160495 {
  background-color: #160495;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-160495 {
  border: 2px solid #160495;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #160495;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 4 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 95% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-160495 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #160495, #5f0495);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-160495 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 4 149 / 0.35);
}

#00008b Dark Blue ΔE 1.94 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.48 #000080 Navy ΔE 3.37 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.40 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.72 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.68 #e9fb6a Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Dark Blue
#160495  rgb(22, 4, 149)  hsl(247, 95%, 30%)  Dark Blue
#839504  rgb(131, 149, 4)  hsl(67, 95%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#951604  rgb(149, 22, 4)  hsl(7, 95%, 30%)  Dark Red
#049516  rgb(4, 149, 22)  hsl(127, 95%, 30%)  Islamic Green