#16336b

Color #16336b

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#16336b

RGB

rgb(22, 51, 107)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 65.9%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 79.4%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.4%, 52.3%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(22.3, 11.23, -35.82)

LCH

lch(22.3, 37.54, 287.41)

OKLCH

oklch(33.4%, 0.104, 261.88)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 8.6%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b4e16

Analogous

#165e6b

#16336b

#23166b

Triadic

#16336b

#6b1633

#336b16

Split-complementary

#16336b

#6b2316

#5e6b16

Tetradic

#16336b

#4e166b

#6b4e16

#336b16

Square

#16336b

#6b165e

#6b4e16

#166b23

Shades

Color #16336b mixed toward black.

#122b59

#0f2247

#0b1a36

#071124

#040912

Tints

Color #16336b mixed toward white.

#214ca0

#2c66d4

#618cdf

#96b2e9

#cad9f4

Tones

Color #16336b mixed toward gray.

#1d3564

#24385d

#2b3a56

#323c4f

#393e48

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.72:1

White text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#252661 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#24215e · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#185856 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #16336b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16336b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#16336b (#16336b) is rgb(22, 51, 107) in RGB.

No, #16336b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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