Colour

#0016AA

#0016AA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#0016AA is a blue with RGB values 0, 22, 170 and HSL 232°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0016AA#0016AA

HEX#0016AA

RGBrgb(0, 22, 170)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.0863, 0.6667

RGB percentages0%, 8.6%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(232.2, 100%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 100%, 66.7%)

CMYK100%, 87.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,802

CSS custom property--colour: #0016AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#FFE955

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#002BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#004964no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 10.2 Navy · ΔE 14.9 Medium blue · ΔE 22.2 Indigo · ΔE 22.6 Blue violet · ΔE 27.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AA9400

Analogous#006BAA, #3F00AA

Triadic#AA0016, #16AA00

Split complementary#AA3F00, #6BAA00

Tetradic#AA006B, #AA9400, #00AA3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7789FF

Lighter +30%#445CFF

Lighter +20%#1130FF

Lighter +10%#001DDD

Darker −10%#000F77

Darker −20%#000944

Darker −30%#000211

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0016AA

Less saturated −25%#152695

Channel breakdown

G22

B170

Red0 (0%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue232.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 16 · B AA

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