#16438a

Color #16438a

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.36 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#16438a

RGB

rgb(22, 67, 138)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 72.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 84.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(84.1%, 51.4%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(29.46, 12.87, -43.82)

LCH

lch(29.46, 45.67, 286.37)

OKLCH

oklch(39.6%, 0.1283, 259.54)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 8.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a5d16

Analogous

#167d8a

#16438a

#23168a

Triadic

#16438a

#8a1643

#438a16

Split-complementary

#16438a

#8a2316

#7d8a16

Tetradic

#16438a

#5d168a

#8a5d16

#438a16

Square

#16438a

#8a167d

#8a5d16

#168a23

Shades

Color #16438a mixed toward black.

#123873

#0f2d5c

#0b2245

#07162e

#040b17

Tints

Color #16438a mixed toward white.

#1e5cbc

#3677df

#6899e7

#9abbef

#cdddf7

Tones

Color #16438a mixed toward gray.

#204580

#294777

#334a6d

#3d4c63

#464e5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2f307d · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#2d297a · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#1a726f · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 22.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #16438a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16438a]

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

#16438a (#16438a) is rgb(22, 67, 138) in RGB.

No, #16438a 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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