Colour

#16152C

#16152C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16152C is a blue with RGB values 22, 21, 44 and HSL 243°, 35%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#16152C

RGBrgb(22, 21, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.0824, 0.1725

RGB percentages8.6%, 8.2%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(242.6, 35.4%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.6, 52.3%, 17.3%)

CMYK50%, 52.3%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,447,212

CSS custom property--colour: #16152C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness25 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.83:1

Contrast with white17.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#E9EAD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D182Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0C172Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#101A1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.5 Dim grey · ΔE 40.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 42.4 Slate grey · ΔE 46.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B2C15

Analogous#151F2C, #22152C

Triadic#2C1615, #152C16

Split complementary#2C2215, #1F2C15

Tetradic#2C151F, #2B2C15, #152C22

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#605CB1

Lighter +30%#4A4694

Lighter +20%#393671

Lighter +10%#27254F

Darker −10%#050509

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0F0D34

Less saturated −25%#1D1D24

Channel breakdown

R22

G21

B44

Red22 (8.6%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue242.61°

Saturation (HSL)35.38%

Lightness12.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 15 · B 2C

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