Recognised as Colour
#16018A
- #16018A
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#16018A is a blue with RGB values 22, 1, 138 and HSL 249°, 99%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#16018A#16018A
HEX#16018A
RGBrgb(22, 1, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0039, 0.5412
RGB percentages8.6%, 0.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(249.2, 98.6%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 99.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK84.1%, 99.3%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,442,186
CSS custom property--colour: #16018A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.94:1
Contrast with white14.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#E9FE75
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#758A01
Analogous#01318A, #5A018A
Triadic#8A1601, #018A16
Split complementary#8A5A01, #318A01
Tetradic#8A0131, #758A01, #018A5A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G1
B138
Red22 (8.6%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue249.2°
Saturation (HSL)98.56%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 01 · B 8A
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