Recognised as Colour
#16038B
- #16038B
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#16038B is a blue with RGB values 22, 3, 139 and HSL 248°, 96%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#16038B#16038B
HEX#16038B
RGBrgb(22, 3, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0118, 0.5451
RGB percentages8.6%, 1.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(248.4, 95.8%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 97.8%, 54.5%)
CMYK84.2%, 97.8%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,442,699
CSS custom property--colour: #16038B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.79:1
Contrast with white14.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#E9FC74
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#788B03
Analogous#03348B, #5A038B
Triadic#8B1603, #038B16
Split complementary#8B5A03, #348B03
Tetradic#8B0334, #788B03, #038B5A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G3
B139
Red22 (8.6%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue248.38°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 03 · B 8B
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