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Recognised as Colour

#16529E

  • #16529E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#16529E is a blue with RGB values 22, 82, 158 and HSL 214°, 76%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#16529E#16529E
HEX#16529E
RGBrgb(22, 82, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.3216, 0.6196
RGB percentages8.6%, 32.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(213.5, 75.6%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 86.1%, 62%)
CMYK86.1%, 48.1%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,462,942
CSS custom property--colour: #16529E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#E9AD61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#275AA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004E9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006470no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 27.3Midnight blue · ΔE 28.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E6216
Analogous#16969E, #1E169E
Triadic#9E1652, #529E16
Split complementary#9E1E16, #969E16
Tetradic#9E1696, #9E6216, #169E1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90BAF0
Lighter +30%#649FE9
Lighter +20%#3783E3
Lighter +10%#1C69CB
Darker −10%#103B71
Darker −20%#0A2444
Darker −30%#030C18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004FB4
Less saturated −25%#2D5588

Channel breakdown

R22
G82
B158
Red22 (8.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue213.53°
Saturation (HSL)75.56%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 52 · B 9E

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