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#161F6A Color

#161F6A is rgb(22, 31, 106) in RGB, hsl(234, 66%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 71%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.45. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#161F6A
HEX#161F6A
RGBrgb(22, 31, 106)
HSLhsl(234, 66%, 25%)
HSVhsv(234, 79%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 71%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(29% 0.129 270.4)
LABlab(15.67% 19.70 -45.80)
LCHlch(15.67% 49.85 293.28)

What #161F6A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #161F6A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 5.45Sapphire Navy#082567ΔE 7.73Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 8.11Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 10.99Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 14.97Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 15.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#161F6A Channel Values

How #161F6A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 22 · G 31 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 66% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 79% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.6:1 vs white · 1.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #161F6A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #161F6A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #161F6A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #161F6A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#161F6A
Complementary
#6A6116
Analogous
#16486A
Analogous
#37166A
Triadic
#6A161E
Triadic
#1E6A16
Split comp.
#6A3716
Split comp.
#486A16

Tints & Shades of #161F6A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1E2A94
#2837C3
#4554D9
#737EE2
#9EA5EB
#CCD0F5

Shades

#131A5D
#101750
#0E1344
#0B1037
#090C2A
#06081E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #161F6A.

How #161F6A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#161F6A
Protanopia#1E1E6A
Protanomaly#1B1E6A
Deuteranopia#1C1C6A
Deuteranomaly#1A1D6A
Tritanopia#003131
Tritanomaly#002A4E
Achromatopsia#292929

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Using #161F6A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-161f6a: #161F6A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #161F6A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-161f6a': '#161F6A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.122, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_161f6a">#161F6A</color>
SVG fillfill="#161F6A"

More Blue Colors

#161F6A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#161F6A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #161F6A?

#161F6A is a dark blue — rgb(22, 31, 106) in RGB and hsl(234, 66%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #161F6A?

#161F6A is rgb(22, 31, 106) — red 22, green 31, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #161F6A?

#161F6A converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 71%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #161F6A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #161F6A scores 14.6:1 against white and 1.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #161F6A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #161F6A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 8.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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