#1656ab

Color #1656ab

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.74 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#1656ab

RGB

rgb(22, 86, 171)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 77.2%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 87.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(87.1%, 49.7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(37.42, 13.46, -50.93)

LCH

lch(37.42, 52.68, 284.8)

OKLCH

oklch(46.5%, 0.1502, 257.58)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 8.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab6b16

Analogous

#16a0ab

#1656ab

#2016ab

Triadic

#1656ab

#ab1656

#56ab16

Split-complementary

#1656ab

#ab2016

#a0ab16

Tetradic

#1656ab

#6b16ab

#ab6b16

#56ab16

Square

#1656ab

#ab16a0

#ab6b16

#16ab20

Shades

Color #1656ab mixed toward black.

#12488e

#0f3972

#0b2b55

#071d39

#040e1c

Tints

Color #1656ab mixed toward white.

#1c6eda

#448ae7

#72a7ed

#a1c4f3

#d0e2f9

Tones

Color #1656ab mixed toward gray.

#22589e

#2f5992

#3b5b86

#485d79

#545f6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3c9c · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#383398 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#1d8e8b · ΔE 33.1

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 24.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #1656ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1656ab]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#1656ab (#1656ab) is rgb(22, 86, 171) in RGB.

No, #1656ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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