Colour

#16034B

#16034B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#16034B is a violet with RGB values 22, 3, 75 and HSL 256°, 92%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#16034B#16034B

HEX#16034B

RGBrgb(22, 3, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0118, 0.2941

RGB percentages8.6%, 1.2%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(255.8, 92.3%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 96%, 29.4%)

CMYK70.7%, 96%, 0%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,442,635

CSS custom property--colour: #16034B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.28:1

Contrast with white18.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C

Inverted#E9FCB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00174Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00124Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#001A29no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7 Indigo · ΔE 28.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.6 Navy · ΔE 30.4 Dark blue · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#384B03

Analogous#03144B, #3A034B

Triadic#4B1603, #034B16

Split complementary#4B3A03, #144B03

Tetradic#4B0314, #384B03, #034B3A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5B24F6

Lighter +30%#4109DE

Lighter +20%#3307AD

Lighter +10%#24057C

Darker −10%#08011A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#15004E

Less saturated −25%#1B0D41

Channel breakdown

R22

B75

Red22 (8.6%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue255.83°

Saturation (HSL)92.31%

Lightness15.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 03 · B 4B

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