Colour

#16223E

#16223E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16223E is a blue with RGB values 22, 34, 62 and HSL 222°, 48%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#16223E

RGBrgb(22, 34, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1333, 0.2431

RGB percentages8.6%, 13.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(222, 47.6%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 64.5%, 24.3%)

CMYK64.5%, 45.2%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,450,558

CSS custom property--colour: #16223E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.76:1

Contrast with white15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#E9DDC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#16253Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#11213Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#01282Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29 Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.3 Dim grey · ΔE 36.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 40.3 Slate grey · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E3216

Analogous#16363E, #1E163E

Triadic#3E1622, #223E16

Split complementary#3E1E16, #363E16

Tetradic#3E1636, #3E3216, #163E1E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5B7BC5

Lighter +30%#3E60AF

Lighter +20%#314B89

Lighter +10%#233764

Darker −10%#090D18

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0B1E48

Less saturated −25%#202633

Channel breakdown

R22

G34

B62

Red22 (8.6%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)47.62%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 22 · B 3E

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