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Recognised as Colour

#16265E

  • #16265E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#16265E is a blue with RGB values 22, 38, 94 and HSL 227°, 62%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#16265E#16265E
HEX#16265E
RGBrgb(22, 38, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.149, 0.3686
RGB percentages8.6%, 14.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(226.7, 62.1%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 76.6%, 36.9%)
CMYK76.6%, 59.6%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,451,614
CSS custom property--colour: #16265E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.26:1
Contrast with white14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#E9D9A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002E60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00275Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00343Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5Midnight blue · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.8Steel blue · ΔE 40.3Indigo · ΔE 40.7Slate blue · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E4E16
Analogous#164A5E, #2A165E
Triadic#5E1626, #265E16
Split complementary#5E2A16, #4A5E16
Tetradic#5E164A, #5E4E16, #165E2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#657FDB
Lighter +30%#3C5DD1
Lighter +20%#2947B1
Lighter +10%#203787
Darker −10%#0C1535
Darker −20%#03050B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#081E6C
Less saturated −25%#252E4F

Channel breakdown

R22
G38
B94
Red22 (8.6%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)62.07%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 26 · B 5E

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