#160F6D

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Midnightblue.

About #160F6D

The precise color #160F6D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Midnightblue. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 15 parts green, and 109 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 80% cyan and 86% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#160F6D
RGB22, 15, 109
HSL244.5°, 75.8%, 24.3%
CMYK80%, 86%, 0%, 57%
HSV244.5°, 86.2%, 42.7%
LAB13.3, 36.1, -51.8
XYZ3.3, 1.6, 14.6
Decimal1445741

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

15.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.32:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
15.17:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.12:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #160F6D; }
.text-color { color: #160F6D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #160F6D; }

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