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Recognised as Colour

#16052B

  • #16052B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#16052B is a violet with RGB values 22, 5, 43 and HSL 267°, 79%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#16052B#16052B
HEX#16052B
RGBrgb(22, 5, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0196, 0.1686
RGB percentages8.6%, 2%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(266.8, 79.2%, 9.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 88.4%, 16.9%)
CMYK48.8%, 88.4%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,443,115
CSS custom property--colour: #16052B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness19.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.25:1
Contrast with white19.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#E9FAD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000E2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#000E2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#110E17no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.6Midnight blue · ΔE 34.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 47.4Dim grey · ΔE 48.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A2B05
Analogous#05072B, #29052B
Triadic#2B1605, #052B16
Split complementary#2B2905, #072B05
Tetradic#2B0507, #1A2B05, #052B29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#741AE2
Lighter +30%#5C15B4
Lighter +20%#451086
Lighter +10%#2D0A59
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#150030
Less saturated −25%#170B25

Channel breakdown

R22
G5
B43
Red22 (8.6%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue266.84°
Saturation (HSL)79.17%
Lightness9.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 05 · B 2B

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