Colour

#16112B

#16112B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16112B is a blue with RGB values 22, 17, 43 and HSL 252°, 43%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#16112B

RGBrgb(22, 17, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0667, 0.1686

RGB percentages8.6%, 6.7%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(251.5, 43.3%, 11.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 60.5%, 16.9%)

CMYK48.8%, 60.5%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,446,187

CSS custom property--colour: #16112B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.27:1

Contrast with white18.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#E9EED4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#07152Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#07142Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#10161Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.3 Dim grey · ΔE 42.5 Slate grey · ΔE 48.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#262B11

Analogous#11192B, #23112B

Triadic#2B1611, #112B16

Split complementary#2B2311, #192B11

Tetradic#2B1119, #262B11, #112B23

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#634FB9

Lighter +30%#4E3C99

Lighter +20%#3B2E74

Lighter +10%#291F50

Darker −10%#030306

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#110A32

Less saturated −25%#1B1823

Channel breakdown

R22

G17

B43

Red22 (8.6%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue251.54°

Saturation (HSL)43.33%

Lightness11.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 11 · B 2B

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