HEX Color #0016B6 (Darkblue)

About #0016B6

The hex code #0016B6 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(0, 22, 182).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 88% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0016B6

RGB0, 22, 182

HSL232.7°, 100.0%, 35.7%

CMYK100%, 88%, 0%, 29%

HSV232.7°, 100.0%, 71.4%

LAB23.5, 55.3, -80.4

XYZ8.7, 4.0, 44.6

Decimal5814

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#0016B6 #B6A000

Analogous

#0070B6 #4500B6

Triadic

#B60015 #15B600

Tetradic

#B60070 #B6A000 #00B645

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#0016B6

#1C2FBE

#3849C6

#5563CE

#717DD6

#8D97DE

#AAB1E6

#C6CBEE

#E2E5F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#0016B6

#0013A1

#00118D

#000E79

#000C65

#000950

#00073C

#000428

#000214

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.73:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.79:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

11.21:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.52:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0016B6; }

.text-color { color: #0016B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #0016B6; }

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Darkblue

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