#16007C

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Navy.

About #16007C

The hex code #16007C represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Navy. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 0, and 124.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 82% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 250.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 24.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16007C
RGB22, 0, 124
HSL250.6°, 100.0%, 24.3%
CMYK82%, 100%, 0%, 51%
HSV250.6°, 100.0%, 48.6%
LAB13.4, 46.8, -61.4
XYZ4.0, 1.6, 19.2
Decimal1441916

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

15.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.33:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
15.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.13:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16007C; }
.text-color { color: #16007C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #16007C; }

Similar Colors

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