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Recognised as Colour

#16385C

  • #16385C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#16385C is a blue with RGB values 22, 56, 92 and HSL 211°, 61%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#16385C#16385C
HEX#16385C
RGBrgb(22, 56, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.2196, 0.3608
RGB percentages8.6%, 22%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(210.9, 61.4%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 76.1%, 36.1%)
CMYK76.1%, 39.1%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,456,220
CSS custom property--colour: #16385C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#E9C7A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#283A5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D345Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#004045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 31Dim grey · ΔE 33.1Slate grey · ΔE 33.5Black · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C3A16
Analogous#165B5C, #17165C
Triadic#5C1638, #385C16
Split complementary#5C1716, #5B5C16
Tetradic#5C165B, #5C3A16, #165C17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#649DDA
Lighter +30%#3B83D0
Lighter +20%#2A6AAE
Lighter +10%#205185
Darker −10%#0C1F33
Darker −20%#02060A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#08386A
Less saturated −25%#24384E

Channel breakdown

R22
G56
B92
Red22 (8.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue210.86°
Saturation (HSL)61.4%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 38 · B 5C

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