Information about #161C3F color

#161C3F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#161C3F falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(22, 28, 63) — 8.6% red, 11% green, 24.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 14 / 0 / 75. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid blue, #161C3F stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Navy Blue Bellflower (#191F45). Slightly further away sit Surfs Up (#1F2142) and Titans Navy (#0C2340).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 28, 63) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #161C3F: 16.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:75), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #161C3F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#161C3F color variations

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#161C3F 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 #161C3F

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

Surfs Up color link
Surfs Up

#1F2142

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Sonic Boom color link
Sonic Boom

#252042

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Blue Zodiac color link
Blue Zodiac

#13264D

#161C3F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#161C3F
  • RGB22, 28, 63
  • CMYK16, 14, 0, 75
  • HSL231°, 48%, 17%
  • HSL Precise231.22°, 48.235%, 16.667%
  • HSV231°, 65%, 25%
  • HSB231°, 65%, 25%
  • HEX ID161C3F
  • DECIMAL ID1449023
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
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