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#161F8A

#161f8a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#161f8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 12.16% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.06% cyan, 77.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 235.34°, with 72.5% saturation and 31.37% 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 13.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.0299

Complementary

  1. #161f8a
  2. #8a8116

Split complementary

  1. #161f8a
  2. #8a4716
  3. #598a16

Analogous

  1. #16598a
  2. #161f8a
  3. #47168a

Triadic

  1. #161f8a
  2. #8a161f
  3. #1f8a16

Tetradic

  1. #161f8a
  2. #81168a
  3. #8a8116
  4. #1f8a16

Square

  1. #161f8a
  2. #8a1659
  3. #8a8116
  4. #168a47

Monochromatic

  1. #030412
  2. #0b1048
  3. #161f8a
  4. #212ecc
  5. #5560e4

Shades

#161f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161f8a
  2. #141c7c
  3. #12196e
  4. #0f1661
  5. #0d1353
  6. #0b1045
  7. #090c37
  8. #070929
  9. #04061c
  10. #02030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#161f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161f8a
  2. #2d3596
  3. #454ca1
  4. #5c62ad
  5. #7379b9
  6. #8b8fc5
  7. #a2a5d0
  8. #b9bcdc
  9. #d0d2e8
  10. #e8e9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161f8a
  2. #212989
  3. #2b3288
  4. #363c87
  5. #404686
  6. #4b5085
  7. #565984
  8. #606383
  9. #6b6d82
  10. #757681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282a61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00368d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002a88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003f53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002e8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002689 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00356d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161f8a {
  color: #161f8a;
}
Background
.bg-161f8a {
  background-color: #161f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161f8a {
  border: 2px solid #161f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 31 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 73% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161f8a, #47168a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 31 138 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.02 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.42 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.62 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.12 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.45 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.90 #e9e075 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#161f8a  rgb(22, 31, 138)  hsl(235, 73%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#8a8116  rgb(138, 129, 22)  hsl(55, 73%, 31%)  Olive
#8a161f  rgb(138, 22, 31)  hsl(355, 73%, 31%)  Falu Red
#1f8a16  rgb(31, 138, 22)  hsl(115, 73%, 31%)  India Green