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Recognised as Colour

#16495B

  • #16495B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#16495B is a cyan with RGB values 22, 73, 91 and HSL 196°, 61%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#16495B#16495B
HEX#16495B
RGBrgb(22, 73, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.2863, 0.3569
RGB percentages8.6%, 28.6%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(195.7, 61.1%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.7, 75.8%, 35.7%)
CMYK75.8%, 19.8%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,460,571
CSS custom property--colour: #16495B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#E9B6A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F475Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#36405Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004E4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.2Dim grey · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 26Teal · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Steel blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B2816
Analogous#165B4B, #16265B
Triadic#5B1649, #495B16
Split complementary#5B1626, #5B4B16
Tetradic#4B165B, #5B2816, #265B16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#64BBD9
Lighter +30%#3BA9CF
Lighter +20%#2A8BAD
Lighter +10%#206A84
Darker −10%#0C2832
Darker −20%#020709
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#085069
Less saturated −25%#24424D

Channel breakdown

R22
G73
B91
Red22 (8.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue195.65°
Saturation (HSL)61.06%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 49 · B 5B

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