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Recognised as Colour

#16144E

  • #16144E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#16144E is a blue with RGB values 22, 20, 78 and HSL 242°, 59%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#16144E#16144E
HEX#16144E
RGBrgb(22, 20, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0784, 0.3059
RGB percentages8.6%, 7.8%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(242.1, 59.2%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 74.4%, 30.6%)
CMYK71.8%, 74.4%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,446,990
CSS custom property--colour: #16144E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.88:1
Contrast with white16.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#E9EBB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001F50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#001A4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00232Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 18Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.8Indigo · ΔE 36.1Navy · ΔE 39Purple · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C4E14
Analogous#142F4E, #33144E
Triadic#4E1614, #144E16
Split complementary#4E3314, #2F4E14
Tetradic#4E142F, #4C4E14, #144E33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5E59D5
Lighter +30%#3833C8
Lighter +20%#2D299F
Lighter +10%#211E77
Darker −10%#0B0A25
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0B085A
Less saturated −25%#212042

Channel breakdown

R22
G20
B78
Red22 (8.6%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue242.07°
Saturation (HSL)59.18%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 14 · B 4E

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