Colour

#16273B

#16273B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#16273B is a blue with RGB values 22, 39, 59 and HSL 212°, 46%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#16273B#16273B

HEX#16273B

RGBrgb(22, 39, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.1529, 0.2314

RGB percentages8.6%, 15.3%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(212.4, 45.7%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.4, 62.7%, 23.1%)

CMYK62.7%, 33.9%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,451,835

CSS custom property--colour: #16273B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness37.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.14:1

Contrast with white15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#E9D8C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F283Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A243Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#022C2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32.9 Slate grey · ΔE 38 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 41

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B2A16

Analogous#163A3B, #17163B

Triadic#3B1627, #273B16

Split complementary#3B1716, #3A3B16

Tetradic#3B163A, #3B2A16, #163B17

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5B8AC2

Lighter +30%#4071AA

Lighter +20%#325885

Lighter +10%#244060

Darker −10%#080E16

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C2645

Less saturated −25%#202831

Channel breakdown

R22

G39

B59

Red22 (8.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue212.43°

Saturation (HSL)45.68%

Lightness15.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G 27 · B 3B

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