#16053b

Color #16053b

A vivid, highly saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 23.13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#16053b

RGB

rgb(22, 5, 59)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 84.4%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 91.5%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.7%, 91.5%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(5.37, 23.47, -30.67)

LCH

lch(5.37, 38.62, 307.42)

OKLCH

oklch(19.3%, 0.0951, 288.84)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 2%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a3b05

Analogous

#050f3b

#16053b

#31053b

Triadic

#16053b

#3b1605

#053b16

Split-complementary

#16053b

#3b3105

#0f3b05

Tetradic

#16053b

#3b052a

#2a3b05

#053b16

Square

#16053b

#3b050f

#2a3b05

#053b31

Shades

Color #16053b mixed toward black.

#120431

#0f0327

#0b021d

#070214

#04010a

Tints

Color #16053b mixed toward white.

#2f0b7f

#4911c4

#6d31ee

#9d76f3

#cebaf9

Tones

Color #16053b mixed toward gray.

#180936

#190e32

#1b122d

#1d1729

#1e1b24

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

18.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.12:1

White text reads better on this background (18.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#101033 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#111231 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#152c2b · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#121212 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #16053b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16053b]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#16053b (#16053b) is rgb(22, 5, 59) in RGB.

No, #16053b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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