#16078A

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Navy.

About #16078A

Visually, #16078A is defined as a vivid blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Navy. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 7 green, and 138 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 84% Cyan, 95% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 46% Black. With a hue angle of 246.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#16078A
RGB22, 7, 138
HSL246.9°, 90.3%, 28.4%
CMYK84%, 95%, 0%, 46%
HSV246.9°, 94.9%, 54.1%
LAB16.3, 48.1, -65.5
XYZ5.0, 2.2, 24.2
Decimal1443722

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.43:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
14.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.22:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16078A; }
.text-color { color: #16078A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #16078A; }

Similar Colors

Navy
#000080