HEX Color #16668A (Steelblue)

About #16668A

When working with digital screens, the color #16668A is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Steelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 102 green, and 138 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 84% cyan and 26% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 198.6° hue, 72.5% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16668A

RGB22, 102, 138

HSL198.6°, 72.5%, 31.4%

CMYK84%, 26%, 0%, 46%

HSV198.6°, 84.1%, 54.1%

LAB40.4, -9.8, -26.4

XYZ9.7, 11.5, 25.8

Decimal1468042

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16668A #8A3A16

Analogous

#168A74 #162B8A

Triadic

#8A1665 #658A16

Tetradic

#74168A #8A3A16 #2B8A16

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16668A

#2F7797

#4988A4

#6399B1

#7DAABE

#97BBCB

#B1CCD8

#CBDDE5

#E5EEF2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16668A

#135A7A

#114F6B

#0E445C

#0C384C

#092D3D

#07222E

#04161E

#020B0F

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.36:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.30:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.08:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.81:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16668A; }

.text-color { color: #16668A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16668A; }

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