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#161B95

#161b95 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#161b95 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 10.59% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.23% cyan, 81.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 237.64°, with 74.27% saturation and 33.53% 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.0312

Complementary

  1. #161b95
  2. #959016

Split complementary

  1. #161b95
  2. #955116
  3. #5a9516

Analogous

  1. #165a95
  2. #161b95
  3. #511695

Triadic

  1. #161b95
  2. #95161b
  3. #1b9516

Tetradic

  1. #161b95
  2. #901695
  3. #959016
  4. #1b9516

Square

  1. #161b95
  2. #95165a
  3. #959016
  4. #169551

Monochromatic

  1. #030312
  2. #0c0f52
  3. #161b95
  4. #2027d8
  5. #5d62e7

Shades

#161b95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161b95
  2. #141886
  3. #121677
  4. #0f1368
  5. #0d1059
  6. #0b0e4b
  7. #090b3c
  8. #07082d
  9. #04051e
  10. #02030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#161b95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161b95
  2. #2d32a0
  3. #4549aa
  4. #5c5fb5
  5. #7376bf
  6. #8b8dca
  7. #a2a4d5
  8. #b9bbdf
  9. #d0d1ea
  10. #e8e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161b95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161b95
  2. #212593
  3. #2b2f91
  4. #36398f
  5. #40438d
  6. #4b4e8b
  7. #565888
  8. #606286
  9. #6b6c84
  10. #757682
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292a68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003898 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002b93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004259 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002f97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002594 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003676 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161b95 {
  color: #161b95;
}
Background
.bg-161b95 {
  background-color: #161b95;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161b95 {
  border: 2px solid #161b95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161b95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 27 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 74% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161b95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161b95, #511695);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161b95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 27 149 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.37 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.74 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.00 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.60 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.32 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.53 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.59 #e9e46a Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#161b95  rgb(22, 27, 149)  hsl(238, 74%, 34%)  Imperial Blue
#959016  rgb(149, 144, 22)  hsl(58, 74%, 34%)  Olive
#95161b  rgb(149, 22, 27)  hsl(358, 74%, 34%)  Carmine
#1b9516  rgb(27, 149, 22)  hsl(118, 74%, 34%)  Islamic Green