#162475

A dark, moderate blue closely aligning with Midnightblue.

About #162475

When working with digital screens, the color #162475 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Midnightblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 36, and 117.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 81% cyan and 69% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#162475
RGB22, 36, 117
HSL231.2°, 68.3%, 27.3%
CMYK81%, 69%, 0%, 54%
HSV231.2°, 81.2%, 45.9%
LAB18.9, 26.1, -47.9
XYZ4.2, 2.7, 17.1
Decimal1451125

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.54:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
13.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.31:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #162475; }
.text-color { color: #162475; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #162475; }

Similar Colors

Midnightblue
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