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Recognised as Colour

#16023B

  • #16023B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#16023B is a violet with RGB values 22, 2, 59 and HSL 261°, 93%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#16023B#16023B
HEX#16023B
RGBrgb(22, 2, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0078, 0.2314
RGB percentages8.6%, 0.8%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(261.1, 93.4%, 12%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 96.6%, 23.1%)
CMYK62.7%, 96.6%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,442,363
CSS custom property--colour: #16023B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.99:1
Contrast with white18.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0A0A0A
Inverted#E9FDC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00113Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#000F3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#07131Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 22.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.8Indigo · ΔE 37.8Black · ΔE 40.5Navy · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 22.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#273B02
Analogous#020A3B, #33023B
Triadic#3B1602, #023B16
Split complementary#3B3302, #0A3B02
Tetradic#3B020A, #273B02, #023B33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6212F7
Lighter +30%#4D07CF
Lighter +20%#3B059E
Lighter +10%#28046C
Darker −10%#04000A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15003D
Less saturated −25%#180A33

Channel breakdown

R22
G2
B59
Red22 (8.6%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue261.05°
Saturation (HSL)93.44%
Lightness11.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 02 · B 3B

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