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Colour

#16396C

  • #16396C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#16396C is a blue with RGB values 22, 57, 108 and HSL 216°, 66%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#16396C#16396C
HEX#16396C
RGBrgb(22, 57, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.2235, 0.4235
RGB percentages8.6%, 22.4%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(215.6, 66.2%, 25.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 79.6%, 42.4%)
CMYK79.6%, 47.2%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,456,492
CSS custom property--colour: #16396C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#E9C693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F3E6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D366Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00454Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7Midnight blue · ΔE 30.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.9Slate grey · ΔE 37.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C4916
Analogous#16646C, #1E166C
Triadic#6C1639, #396C16
Split complementary#6C1E16, #646C16
Tetradic#6C1664, #6C4916, #166C1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6D9CE1
Lighter +30%#4280D9
Lighter +20%#2766C1
Lighter +10%#1F4F96
Darker −10%#0D2342
Darker −20%#050C17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#06367C
Less saturated −25%#263C5C

Channel breakdown

R22
G57
B108
Red22 (8.6%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue215.58°
Saturation (HSL)66.15%
Lightness25.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 39 · B 6C

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