What color is #161884?

#161884 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Galactic Cruise. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161884?

The RGB value is 22, 24, 132: 22 red, 24 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161884?

The complementary color is #848216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161884 color

#161884 rgb(22, 24, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #161884 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 9.4% green and 51.8% blue (22, 24, 132).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 71% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Cruise (#111188), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#161884 color codes

HEX	`#161884`
RGB	`rgb(22, 24, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 9.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 71%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 83%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 82%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.87, 39.09, -59.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.87, 70.82, 303.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.821, 2.489, 22.052)`
Decimal	`1448068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161884, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #161884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #161884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161884; }
.text { color: #161884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 24 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161884, #4b1684); }

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Questions

What color is #161884?: #161884 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Galactic Cruise. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161884?: The RGB value is 22, 24, 132: 22 red, 24 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161884?: The complementary color is #848216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.