#163399

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Midnightblue.

About #163399

When working with digital screens, the color #163399 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Midnightblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 51, and 153.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 86% cyan and 67% 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#163399
RGB22, 51, 153
HSL226.7°, 74.9%, 34.3%
CMYK86%, 67%, 0%, 40%
HSV226.7°, 85.6%, 60.0%
LAB26.3, 30.0, -58.3
XYZ7.3, 4.8, 30.7
Decimal1455001

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.97:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.67:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #163399; }
.text-color { color: #163399; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #163399; }

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