Colour

#16202F

#16202F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16202F is a blue with RGB values 22, 32, 47 and HSL 216°, 36%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#16202F#16202F

HEX#16202F

RGBrgb(22, 32, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1255, 0.1843

RGB percentages8.6%, 12.5%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(216, 36.2%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216, 53.2%, 18.4%)

CMYK53.2%, 31.9%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,450,031

CSS custom property--colour: #16202F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.38:1

Contrast with white16.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#E9DFD0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A2130no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#181E2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0D2325no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Dim grey · ΔE 34.3 Slate grey · ΔE 40.9 Gray · ΔE 43.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 44

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F2516

Analogous#162D2F, #18162F

Triadic#2F1620, #202F16

Split complementary#2F1916, #2D2F16

Tetradic#2F162D, #2F2516, #162F19

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5E80B3

Lighter +30%#476797

Lighter +20%#374F74

Lighter +10%#263852

Darker −10%#06080C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0D1E38

Less saturated −25%#1F2226

Channel breakdown

R22

G32

B47

Red22 (8.6%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue216°

Saturation (HSL)36.23%

Lightness13.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 20 · B 2F

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