#16368a

Color #16368a

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#16368a

RGB

rgb(22, 54, 138)

HSL

hsl(223.4, 72.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.4, 84.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(84.1%, 60.9%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(25.69, 21.95, -49.94)

LCH

lch(25.69, 54.55, 293.73)

OKLCH

oklch(36.8%, 0.1451, 264.38)

HWB

hwb(223.4, 8.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a6a16

Analogous

#16708a

#16368a

#30168a

Triadic

#16368a

#8a1636

#368a16

Split-complementary

#16368a

#8a3016

#708a16

Tetradic

#16368a

#6a168a

#8a6a16

#368a16

Square

#16368a

#8a1670

#8a6a16

#168a30

Shades

Color #16368a mixed toward black.

#122d73

#0f245c

#0b1b45

#07122e

#040917

Tints

Color #16368a mixed toward white.

#1e4abc

#3665df

#688be7

#9ab2ef

#cdd8f7

Tones

Color #16368a mixed toward gray.

#203a80

#293f77

#33436d

#3d4763

#464c5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.93:1

White text reads better on this background (10.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#27287c · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#252378 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#196f6c · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 24.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #16368a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16368a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#16368a (#16368a) is rgb(22, 54, 138) in RGB.

No, #16368a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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