#16537a

Color #16537a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.56 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#16537a

RGB

rgb(22, 83, 122)

HSL

hsl(203.4, 69.4%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.4, 82%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(82%, 32%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(33.48, -4.34, -27.5)

LCH

lch(33.48, 27.84, 261.03)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.0884, 241.93)

HWB

hwb(203.4, 8.6%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a3d16

Analogous

#167a6f

#16537a

#16217a

Triadic

#16537a

#7a1653

#537a16

Split-complementary

#16537a

#7a1621

#7a6f16

Tetradic

#16537a

#3d167a

#7a3d16

#537a16

Square

#16537a

#6f167a

#7a3d16

#217a16

Shades

Color #16537a mixed toward black.

#124566

#0f3751

#0b293d

#071c29

#040e14

Tints

Color #16537a mixed toward white.

#1f76ae

#3098da

#64b1e3

#98cbec

#cbe5f6

Tones

Color #16537a mixed toward gray.

#1e5171

#274f69

#2f4d61

#374c59

#404a50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.55:1

White text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a72 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#363270 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#1d6b6a · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #16537a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#16537a]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#16537a (#16537a) is rgb(22, 83, 122) in RGB.

No, #16537a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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