#160099

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #160099

At its core, #160099 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 0, and 153.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 86% cyan and 100% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 248.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#160099
RGB22, 0, 153
HSL248.6°, 100.0%, 30.0%
CMYK86%, 100%, 0%, 40%
HSV248.6°, 100.0%, 60.0%
LAB17.8, 54.4, -72.3
XYZ6.1, 2.5, 30.3
Decimal1441945

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.49:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
13.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.27:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #160099; }
.text-color { color: #160099; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #160099; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue
#00008B