HEX Color #1600BD (Mediumblue)

About #1600BD

The hex code #1600BD represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 0 green, and 189 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 88% C, 100% M, 0% Y, and 26% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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#1600BD

RGB22, 0, 189

HSL247.0°, 100.0%, 37.1%

CMYK88%, 100%, 0%, 26%

HSV247.0°, 100.0%, 74.1%

LAB23.2, 63.4, -85.1

XYZ9.5, 3.8, 48.4

Decimal1441981

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#1600BD #A6BD00

Analogous

#0048BD #7400BD

Triadic

#BD1600 #00BD16

Tetradic

#BD0048 #A6BD00 #00BD74

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#1600BD

#2F1CC4

#4938CB

#6355D3

#7D71DA

#978DE1

#B1AAE9

#CBC6F0

#E5E2F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#1600BD

#1300A8

#110093

#0E007E

#0C0069

#090054

#07003F

#04002A

#020015

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.87:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.77:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

11.35:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.50:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1600BD; }

.text-color { color: #1600BD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #1600BD; }

Similar Colors

Mediumblue

#0000CD