#161D66

A dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Midnightblue.

About #161D66

Visually, #161D66 is defined as a moderate blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Midnightblue. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 29 parts green, and 102 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 78% cyan and 72% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#161D66
RGB22, 29, 102
HSL234.8°, 64.5%, 24.3%
CMYK78%, 72%, 0%, 60%
HSV234.8°, 78.4%, 40.0%
LAB15.5, 25.0, -43.6
XYZ3.2, 2.0, 12.8
Decimal1449318

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.40:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
14.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.19:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #161D66; }
.text-color { color: #161D66; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #161D66; }

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