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Colour

#0016CA

  • #0016CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0016CA is a blue with RGB values 0, 22, 202 and HSL 233°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0016CA#0016CA
HEX#0016CA
RGBrgb(0, 22, 202)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0863, 0.7922
RGB percentages0%, 8.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(233.5, 100%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 100%, 79.2%)
CMYK100%, 89.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,834
CSS custom property--colour: #0016CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#FFE935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0033C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005777no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Dark blue · ΔE 24.6Dark violet · ΔE 26.6Blue · ΔE 27.8Navy · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB400
Analogous#007BCA, #4F00CA
Triadic#CA0016, #16CA00
Split complementary#CA4F00, #7BCA00
Tetradic#CA007B, #CAB400, #00CA4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#97A2FF
Lighter +30%#6475FF
Lighter +20%#3147FF
Lighter +10%#001CFD
Darker −10%#001097
Darker −20%#000B64
Darker −30%#000531
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0016CA
Less saturated −25%#192AB1

Channel breakdown

R0
G22
B202
Red0 (0%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue233.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 16 · B CA

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