#16428a

Color #16428a

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.8 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#16428a

RGB

rgb(22, 66, 138)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 72.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 84.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(84.1%, 52.2%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(29.16, 13.56, -44.3)

LCH

lch(29.16, 46.33, 287.02)

OKLCH

oklch(39.4%, 0.1296, 259.96)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 8.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a5e16

Analogous

#167c8a

#16428a

#24168a

Triadic

#16428a

#8a1642

#428a16

Split-complementary

#16428a

#8a2416

#7c8a16

Tetradic

#16428a

#5e168a

#8a5e16

#428a16

Square

#16428a

#8a167c

#8a5e16

#168a24

Shades

Color #16428a mixed toward black.

#123773

#0f2c5c

#0b2145

#07162e

#040b17

Tints

Color #16428a mixed toward white.

#1e5abc

#3676df

#6898e7

#9abbef

#cdddf7

Tones

Color #16428a mixed toward gray.

#204480

#294777

#33496d

#3d4b63

#464e5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f2f7d · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#2c297a · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#1a726f · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #16428a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16428a]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#16428a (#16428a) is rgb(22, 66, 138) in RGB.

No, #16428a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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