Recognised as Colour

#16023F

#16023F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#16023F is a violet with RGB values 22, 2, 63 and HSL 260°, 94%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#16023F#16023F

HEX#16023F

RGBrgb(22, 2, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0078, 0.2471

RGB percentages8.6%, 0.8%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(259.7, 93.8%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 96.8%, 24.7%)

CMYK65.1%, 96.8%, 0%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,442,367

CSS custom property--colour: #16023F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.84:1

Contrast with white18.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B

Inverted#E9FDC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001341no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#00103Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#041521no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.7 Indigo · ΔE 35.1 Navy · ΔE 38 Purple · ΔE 40.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 19.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B3F02

Analogous#020C3F, #35023F

Triadic#3F1602, #023F16

Split complementary#3F3502, #0C3F02

Tetradic#3F020C, #2B3F02, #023F35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6015F8

Lighter +30%#4A07D3

Lighter +20%#3905A2

Lighter +10%#270470

Darker −10%#05000E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#150041

Less saturated −25%#190A37

Channel breakdown

R22

B63

Red22 (8.6%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue259.67°

Saturation (HSL)93.85%

Lightness12.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 02 · B 3F

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