Recognised as Colour

#16232A

#16232A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16232A is a blue with RGB values 22, 35, 42 and HSL 201°, 31%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#16232A

RGBrgb(22, 35, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1373, 0.1647

RGB percentages8.6%, 13.7%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(201, 31.3%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201, 47.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK47.6%, 16.7%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,450,794

CSS custom property--colour: #16232A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.06:1

Contrast with white16.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#E9DCD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20232Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D202Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0F2525no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 32.4 Slate grey · ΔE 40.2 Gray · ΔE 41.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 43.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A1D16

Analogous#162A27, #16192A

Triadic#2A1623, #232A16

Split complementary#2A1619, #2A2716

Tetradic#27162A, #2A1D16, #192A16

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6091AC

Lighter +30%#4B778E

Lighter +20%#395B6D

Lighter +10%#283F4B

Darker −10%#040709

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E2532

Less saturated −25%#1E2122

Channel breakdown

R22

G35

B42

Red22 (8.6%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue201°

Saturation (HSL)31.25%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 23 · B 2A

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