#16478f

Color #16478f

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#16478f

RGB

rgb(22, 71, 143)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 73.3%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 84.6%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(84.6%, 50.3%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(31.02, 12.18, -44.38)

LCH

lch(31.02, 46.02, 285.35)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.1303, 258.62)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 8.6%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f5e16

Analogous

#16848f

#16478f

#22168f

Triadic

#16478f

#8f1647

#478f16

Split-complementary

#16478f

#8f2216

#848f16

Tetradic

#16478f

#5e168f

#8f5e16

#478f16

Square

#16478f

#8f1684

#8f5e16

#168f22

Shades

Color #16478f mixed toward black.

#123b77

#0f2f5f

#0b2448

#071830

#040c18

Tints

Color #16478f mixed toward white.

#1e60c1

#387ce0

#6a9de8

#9bbef0

#cddef7

Tones

Color #16478f mixed toward gray.

#204985

#2a4b7b

#344d71

#3e4f67

#49515d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.33:1

White text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#323282 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#2f2b7f · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#1b7774 · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #16478f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16478f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#16478f (#16478f) is rgb(22, 71, 143) in RGB.

No, #16478f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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