Information about #163C5A color

#163C5A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#163C5A falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 60, 90) — 8.6% red, 23.5% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 12 / 0 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #163C5A reads as a energetic, saturated azure and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nationalist Blue (#174358). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cello (#1E385B) and Regal Blue (#203F58).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 60, 90) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #163C5A: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #163C5A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#163C5A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#163C5A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#163C5A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#163C5A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#355873

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Grey

#808080

#163C5A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#163C5A 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
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#5A3416
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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
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#5A5616
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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
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#165A56
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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
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#5A163D
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#3D5A16
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#34165A
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#1A5A16
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Nearest named colors to #163C5A

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

Nationalist Blue color link
Nationalist Blue

#174358

Cello color link
Cello

#1E385B

Regal Blue color link
Regal Blue

#203F58

Into The Blue color link
Into The Blue

#193766

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Astronaut Blue color link
Astronaut Blue

#214559

Apollo Blue color link
Apollo Blue

#163968

Biscay color link
Biscay

#1B3162

Barometer color link
Barometer

#11394C

Delft Blue color link
Delft Blue

#1F305E

Dark Blue Grey color link
Dark Blue Grey

#1F3B4D

Blue Clouds color link
Blue Clouds

#273C5A

#163C5A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#163C5A
  • RGB22, 60, 90
  • CMYK27, 12, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(22, 60, 90)
  • HSL206°, 61%, 22%
  • HSL Precise206.471°, 60.714%, 21.961%
  • HSV206°, 76%, 35%
  • HSB206°, 76%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.235, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.235, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.235, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID163C5A
  • DECIMAL ID1457242
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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