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#16049E

#16049E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#16049E is a blue with RGB values 22, 4, 158 and HSL 247°, 95%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#16049E

RGBrgb(22, 4, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0157, 0.6196

RGB percentages8.6%, 1.6%, 62%

HSLhsl(247, 95.1%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247, 97.5%, 62%)

CMYK86.1%, 97.5%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,442,974

CSS custom property--colour: #16049E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.59:1

Contrast with white13.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#E9FB61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0035A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#00269Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00405Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.5 Navy · ΔE 12.7 Indigo · ΔE 20.4 Medium blue · ΔE 22.9 Blue violet · ΔE 27.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C9E04

Analogous#043F9E, #63049E

Triadic#9E1604, #049E16

Split complementary#9E6304, #3F9E04

Tetradic#9E043F, #8C9E04, #049E63

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8373FB

Lighter +30%#5641FA

Lighter +20%#2A0FF9

Lighter +10%#1D05D0

Darker −10%#0F036C

Darker −20%#08013B

Darker −30%#010009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1300A2

Less saturated −25%#26188A

Channel breakdown

R22

B158

Red22 (8.6%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue247.01°

Saturation (HSL)95.06%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 04 · B 9E

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