Colour

#16268D

#16268D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#16268D is a blue with RGB values 22, 38, 141 and HSL 232°, 73%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#16268D

RGBrgb(22, 38, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.149, 0.5529

RGB percentages8.6%, 14.9%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(231.9, 73%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 84.4%, 55.3%)

CMYK84.4%, 73%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,451,661

CSS custom property--colour: #16268D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1

Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#E9D972

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#002F8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#004357no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.7 Navy · ΔE 17.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9 Indigo · ΔE 18.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20 Dark blue · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D7D16

Analogous#16618D, #42168D

Triadic#8D1626, #268D16

Split complementary#8D4216, #618D16

Tetradic#8D1661, #8D7D16, #168D42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8391EC

Lighter +30%#576AE5

Lighter +20%#2B43DE

Lighter +10%#1D32B9

Darker −10%#0F1A61

Darker −20%#080E35

Darker −30%#010209

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0217A1

Less saturated −25%#2A3579

Channel breakdown

R22

G38

B141

Red22 (8.6%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue231.93°

Saturation (HSL)73.01%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 26 · B 8D

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