#161DD3

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumblue.

About #161DD3

Visually, #161DD3 is defined as a vivid blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(22, 29, 211).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 90% Cyan, 86% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 17% Black. With a hue angle of 237.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#161DD3
RGB22, 29, 211
HSL237.8°, 81.1%, 45.7%
CMYK90%, 86%, 0%, 17%
HSV237.8°, 89.6%, 82.7%
LAB28.8, 61.4, -88.6
XYZ12.5, 5.8, 62.1
Decimal1449427

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.15:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.83:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #161DD3; }
.text-color { color: #161DD3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #161DD3; }

Similar Colors

Mediumblue
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