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#16287C

#16287c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#16287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.26% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 229.41°, with 69.86% saturation and 28.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0314

Complementary

  1. #16287c
  2. #7c6a16

Split complementary

  1. #16287c
  2. #7c3716
  3. #5b7c16

Analogous

  1. #165b7c
  2. #16287c
  3. #37167c

Triadic

  1. #16287c
  2. #7c1628
  3. #287c16

Tetradic

  1. #16287c
  2. #6a167c
  3. #7c6a16
  4. #287c16

Square

  1. #16287c
  2. #7c165b
  3. #7c6a16
  4. #167c37

Monochromatic

  1. #030611
  2. #0a133b
  3. #16287c
  4. #223dbd
  5. #4c66df

Shades

#16287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16287c
  2. #142470
  3. #122063
  4. #0f1c57
  5. #0d184a
  6. #0b143e
  7. #091032
  8. #070c25
  9. #040819
  10. #02040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#16287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16287c
  2. #2d3e89
  3. #455396
  4. #5c69a3
  5. #737eb0
  6. #8b94be
  7. #a2a9cb
  8. #b9bfd8
  9. #d0d4e5
  10. #e8eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16287c
  2. #21317c
  3. #2b3a7d
  4. #36427d
  5. #404b7e
  6. #4b547e
  7. #565d7e
  8. #60667f
  9. #6b6e7f
  10. #757780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292e59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00377f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00317e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002b7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16287c {
  color: #16287c;
}
Background
.bg-16287c {
  background-color: #16287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16287c {
  border: 2px solid #16287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 70% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16287c, #37167c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.32 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.07 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.57 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.85 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.22 #e9d783 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#16287c  rgb(22, 40, 124)  hsl(229, 70%, 29%)  Imperial Blue
#7c6a16  rgb(124, 106, 22)  hsl(49, 70%, 29%)  Field Drab
#7c1628  rgb(124, 22, 40)  hsl(349, 70%, 29%)  Burgundy
#287c16  rgb(40, 124, 22)  hsl(109, 70%, 29%)  Green