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Hex #161dce

#161dce is a great dark blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #161dce color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#161dce Conversion table

Category	blue (dark blue)
HEX	#161dce copy to clipboard
RGB	R 22 G 29 B 206 RGB (22, 29, 206) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 237.72 S 0.81 L 0.45
CMYK	C 72% M 69% Y 0% K 19%
Usage of blue	The color #161dce is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#161dce Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#161dce to RGB conversion

Red	22	22% RED
Green	29	29% GREEN
Blue	206	206% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(22, 29, 206); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(22, 29, 206); // for css background-color

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#161dce to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
72.16 %	69.41 %	0 %	19.22 %

#161dce to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
237.717	0.81	0.45

CSS code: color: hsl(237.7, 81%, 45%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #161dce

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	recommended
Usage for headings:	recommended
Usage as fill color:	use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons:	recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Tints and Shades of #161dce

Tints of #161dce		Shades of #161dce
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #161dce

This shows how text with the hex-color #161dce would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #161dce

Primary
#161dce (already open)

Secondary
#cec716

Tertiary
#f0eb73

Your Color #161dce (already open)

Complementary Color: #cec716

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #161dce

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