#1603ae

Color #1603ae

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 15.11 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#1603ae

RGB

rgb(22, 3, 174)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 96.6%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 98.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(87.4%, 98.3%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(21.17, 58.9, -79.45)

LCH

lch(21.17, 98.9, 306.55)

OKLCH

oklch(34.7%, 0.2296, 267.98)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 1.2%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bae03

Analogous

#0345ae

#1603ae

#6c03ae

Triadic

#1603ae

#ae1603

#03ae16

Split-complementary

#1603ae

#ae6c03

#45ae03

Tetradic

#1603ae

#ae039b

#9bae03

#03ae16

Square

#1603ae

#ae0345

#9bae03

#03ae6c

Shades

Color #1603ae mixed toward black.

#120391

#0f0274

#0b0257

#07013a

#04011d

Tints

Color #1603ae mixed toward white.

#1d04e5

#3d25fb

#6d5bfc

#9e92fd

#cec8fe

Tones

Color #1603ae mixed toward gray.

#2111a0

#2c2091

#372e83

#423c75

#4d4a67

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0f0f9a · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#101294 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#158782 · ΔE 44.9

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 30.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #1603ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1603ae]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#1603ae (#1603ae) is rgb(22, 3, 174) in RGB.

No, #1603ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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