Information about #161561 color

#161561 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#161561 falls into the Blue Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 21, 97) — 8.6% red, 8.2% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 30 / 0 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #161561 reads as a vivid, lively blue and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Suns Purple (#1D1160). Slightly further away sit Jenniebear Blue (#111154) and Midnight Blue (#191970).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 21, 97) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 16.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #161561 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#161561 color variations

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#161561 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #161561

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Suns Purple color link
Suns Purple

#1D1160

Visa Blue color link
Visa Blue

#1A1F71

Gulf Blue color link
Gulf Blue

#051657

Dark Indigo color link
Dark Indigo

#1F0954

PHCH color link
PHCH

#201173

Downriver color link
Downriver

#092256

Deep Indigo color link
Deep Indigo

#160059

Colin's Blue color link
Colin's Blue

#042069

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#161561
  • RGB22, 21, 97
  • CMYK29, 30, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(22, 21, 97)
  • HSL241°, 64%, 23%
  • HSL Precise240.789°, 64.407%, 23.137%
  • HSV241°, 78%, 38%
  • HSB241°, 78%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.082, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.082, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.082, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID161561
  • DECIMAL ID1447265
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01