#16237d

Color #16237d

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 4.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#16237d

RGB

rgb(22, 35, 125)

HSL

hsl(232.4, 70.1%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.4, 82.4%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.4%, 72%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(19.44, 29.86, -52.02)

LCH

lch(19.44, 59.98, 299.86)

OKLCH

oklch(31.8%, 0.1507, 268.78)

HWB

hwb(232.4, 8.6%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d7016

Analogous

#16567d

#16237d

#3c167d

Triadic

#16237d

#7d1623

#237d16

Split-complementary

#16237d

#7d3c16

#567d16

Tetradic

#16237d

#70167d

#7d7016

#237d16

Square

#16237d

#7d1656

#7d7016

#167d3c

Shades

Color #16237d mixed toward black.

#121d68

#0f1753

#0b123e

#070c2a

#040615

Tints

Color #16237d mixed toward white.

#1f31b0

#3147db

#6575e4

#98a3ed

#ccd1f6

Tones

Color #16237d mixed toward gray.

#1f2974

#27306c

#303663

#383d5b

#414352

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.57:1

White text reads better on this background (13.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1c1c6f · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#1c1b6c · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#17635f · ΔE 34.4

Achromatopsia

#2f2f2f · ΔE 25.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #16237d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16237d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#16237d (#16237d) is rgb(22, 35, 125) in RGB.

No, #16237d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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