Colour

#16AAFF

#16AAFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#16AAFF is a blue with RGB values 22, 170, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#16AAFF#16AAFF

HEX#16AAFF

RGBrgb(22, 170, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6667, 1

RGB percentages8.6%, 66.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(201.9, 100%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 91.4%, 100%)

CMYK91.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,485,567

CSS custom property--colour: #16AAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#E95500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#6299FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#00BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7 Steel blue · ΔE 24.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.3 Sky blue · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF6B16

Analogous#16FFE0, #1635FF

Triadic#FF16AA, #AAFF16

Split complementary#FF1635, #FFE016

Tetradic#E016FF, #FF6B16, #35FF16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2F4FF

Lighter +30%#AFE2FF

Lighter +20%#7CCFFF

Lighter +10%#49BDFF

Darker −10%#0090E2

Darker −20%#006FAF

Darker −30%#004F7C

Darker −40%#002E49

More saturated +25%#16AAFF

Less saturated −25%#33A2E2

Channel breakdown

R22

G170

B255

Red22 (8.6%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue201.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 16 · G AA · B FF

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