Colour

#1600AD

#1600AD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1600AD is a blue with RGB values 22, 0, 173 and HSL 248°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#1600AD#1600AD

HEX#1600AD

RGBrgb(22, 0, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0, 0.6784

RGB percentages8.6%, 0%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(247.6, 100%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 100%, 67.8%)

CMYK87.3%, 100%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,441,965

CSS custom property--colour: #1600AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.82:1

Contrast with white12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#E9FF52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0029ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#004664no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.9 Dark blue · ΔE 15.3 Navy · ΔE 20.5 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3 Dark violet · ΔE 26.9 Indigo · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97AD00

Analogous#0041AD, #6C00AD

Triadic#AD1600, #00AD16

Split complementary#AD6C00, #41AD00

Tetradic#AD0041, #97AD00, #00AD6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8B7AFF

Lighter +30%#5E47FF

Lighter +20%#3214FF

Lighter +10%#1C00E0

Darker −10%#10007A

Darker −20%#090047

Darker −30%#030014

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1600AD

Less saturated −25%#261697

Channel breakdown

R22

B173

Red22 (8.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue247.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 00 · B AD

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