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Colour

#16469C

  • #16469C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#16469C is a blue with RGB values 22, 70, 156 and HSL 219°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#16469C#16469C
HEX#16469C
RGBrgb(22, 70, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.2745, 0.6118
RGB percentages8.6%, 27.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(218.5, 75.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 85.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK85.9%, 55.1%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,459,868
CSS custom property--colour: #16469C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#E9B963

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00519Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#00459Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005B6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.1Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C6C16
Analogous#16899C, #29169C
Triadic#9C1646, #469C16
Split complementary#9C2916, #899C16
Tetradic#9C1689, #9C6C16, #169C29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FB1EF
Lighter +30%#6292E9
Lighter +20%#3573E3
Lighter +10%#1C5AC9
Darker −10%#10326F
Darker −20%#091E43
Darker −30%#030A16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0040B2
Less saturated −25%#2C4C86

Channel breakdown

R22
G70
B156
Red22 (8.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue218.51°
Saturation (HSL)75.28%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 46 · B 9C

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