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Recognised as Colour

#16587E

  • #16587E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#16587E is a blue with RGB values 22, 88, 126 and HSL 202°, 70%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#16587E#16587E
HEX#16587E
RGBrgb(22, 88, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.3451, 0.4941
RGB percentages8.6%, 34.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(201.9, 70.3%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 82.5%, 49.4%)
CMYK82.5%, 30.2%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,464,446
CSS custom property--colour: #16587E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#E9A781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#465880no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#384F7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006265no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Dim grey · ΔE 29.2Teal · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E3C16
Analogous#167E70, #16247E
Triadic#7E1658, #587E16
Split complementary#7E1624, #7E7016
Tetradic#70167E, #7E3C16, #247E16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#78BFE8
Lighter +30%#4DAAE0
Lighter +20%#2595D5
Lighter +10%#1E76A9
Darker −10%#0E3A53
Darker −20%#071B27
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#045D91
Less saturated −25%#29536C

Channel breakdown

R22
G88
B126
Red22 (8.6%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue201.92°
Saturation (HSL)70.27%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 58 · B 7E

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