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Recognised as Colour

#16244A

  • #16244A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#16244A is a blue with RGB values 22, 36, 74 and HSL 224°, 54%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#16244A#16244A
HEX#16244A
RGBrgb(22, 36, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1412, 0.2902
RGB percentages8.6%, 14.1%, 29%
HSLhsl(223.8, 54.2%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 70.3%, 29%)
CMYK70.3%, 51.4%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,451,082
CSS custom property--colour: #16244A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.16:1
Contrast with white15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#E9DBB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#11284Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#082449no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#002D33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9Black · ΔE 30.8Midnight blue · ΔE 33.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.7Dim grey · ΔE 39.7Steel blue · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A3C16
Analogous#163E4A, #22164A
Triadic#4A1624, #244A16
Split complementary#4A2216, #3E4A16
Tetradic#4A163E, #4A3C16, #164A22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5D7CCF
Lighter +30%#395DC0
Lighter +20%#2D4A99
Lighter +10%#223771
Darker −10%#0A1123
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A1E56
Less saturated −25%#222A3E

Channel breakdown

R22
G36
B74
Red22 (8.6%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue223.85°
Saturation (HSL)54.17%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 24 · B 4A

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