#1616F0

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Blue.

About #1616F0

At its core, #1616F0 is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Blue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 22 green, and 240 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 91% Cyan, 91% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6% Black. With a hue angle of 240.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1616F0
RGB22, 22, 240
HSL240.0°, 87.9%, 51.4%
CMYK91%, 91%, 0%, 6%
HSV240.0°, 90.8%, 94.1%
LAB31.9, 71.6, -100.1
XYZ16.3, 7.0, 82.9
Decimal1447664

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.72:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.41:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.34:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.05:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1616F0; }
.text-color { color: #1616F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #1616F0; }

Similar Colors

Blue
#0000FF