Colour

#16253F

#16253F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16253F is a blue with RGB values 22, 37, 63 and HSL 218°, 48%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#16253F

RGBrgb(22, 37, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1451, 0.2471

RGB percentages8.6%, 14.5%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(218, 48.2%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218, 65.1%, 24.7%)

CMYK65.1%, 41.3%, 0%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,451,327

CSS custom property--colour: #16253F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.32:1

Contrast with white15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#E9DAC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A2740no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#15233Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#002B2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Dim grey · ΔE 35.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.6 Slate grey · ΔE 39.3 Steel blue · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F3016

Analogous#163A3F, #1B163F

Triadic#3F1625, #253F16

Split complementary#3F1C16, #393F16

Tetradic#3F163A, #3F3016, #163F1C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5B82C6

Lighter +30%#3E68B0

Lighter +20%#30518B

Lighter +10%#233B65

Darker −10%#090F19

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0B224A

Less saturated −25%#212834

Channel breakdown

R22

G37

B63

Red22 (8.6%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue218.05°

Saturation (HSL)48.24%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 25 · B 3F

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