#163498 Color

#163498 is rgb(22, 52, 152) in RGB, hsl(226, 75%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 66%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smalt (Dark Powder Blue) (#003399), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#163498

HEX#163498

RGBrgb(22, 52, 152)

HSLhsl(226, 75%, 34%)

HSVhsv(226, 86%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 66%, 0%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(37.7% 0.167 265.5)

LABlab(25.39% 21.51 -58.84)

LCHlch(25.39% 62.65 290.08)

What #163498 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 #163498, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Smalt (Dark Powder Blue)#003399ΔE 2.05 Blue (Pigment)#333399ΔE 5.59 Philippine Blue#0038A7ΔE 6.48 Royal Azure#0038A8ΔE 7 Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 7.67 Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 7.76

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#163498 Channel Values

How #163498 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 22 · G 52 · B 152	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 226° · S 75% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 226° · S 86% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 86% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.61:1 vs white · 1.98:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #163498 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 text10.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #163498

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #163498; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #163498

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.

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How #163498 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#163498

Protanopia#303098

Protanomaly#283298

Deuteranopia#2C2C98

Deuteranomaly#253098

Tritanopia#004B4B

Tritanomaly#004372

Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #163498 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-163498: #163498;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #163498;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-163498': '#163498' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.204, blue: 0.596)

Android XML<color name="color_163498">#163498</color>

SVG fillfill="#163498"

More Blue Colors

#163498 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#163498 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #163498?

#163498 is a dark blue — rgb(22, 52, 152) in RGB and hsl(226, 75%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smalt (Dark Powder Blue) (#003399), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.05.

What is the RGB value of #163498?

#163498 is rgb(22, 52, 152) — red 22, green 52, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #163498?

#163498 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 66%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #163498 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #163498 scores 10.61:1 against white and 1.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #163498 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #163498 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 13.86, which is visibly different.

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