What color is #161E81?

#161E81 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lost in Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #161E81?

The RGB value is 22, 30, 129: 22 red, 30 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #161E81?

The complementary color is #817916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #161E81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#161E81 color

#161E81 rgb(22, 30, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #161E81 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 11.8% green and 50.6% blue (22, 30, 129).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 71% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Heaven (#002489), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#161E81 color codes

HEX	`#161E81`
RGB	`rgb(22, 30, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 11.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 71%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 83%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 77%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.73, 34.56, -55.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.73, 65.58, 301.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.756, 2.684, 21.032)`
Decimal	`1449601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #161E81, 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 #161E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#161E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #161E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #161e81; }
.text { color: #161e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #161e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 30 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #161e81, #431681); }

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Questions

What color is #161E81?: #161E81 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lost in Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #161E81?: The RGB value is 22, 30, 129: 22 red, 30 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #161E81?: The complementary color is #817916, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #161E81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.