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#16356F

#16356f ≈ Prussian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#16356f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 20.78% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.18% cyan, 52.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 219.1°, with 66.92% saturation and 26.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0386

Complementary

  1. #16356f
  2. #6f5016

Split complementary

  1. #16356f
  2. #6f2316
  3. #626f16

Analogous

  1. #16626f
  2. #16356f
  3. #23166f

Triadic

  1. #16356f
  2. #6f1635
  3. #356f16

Tetradic

  1. #16356f
  2. #50166f
  3. #6f5016
  4. #356f16

Square

  1. #16356f
  2. #6f1662
  3. #6f5016
  4. #166f23

Monochromatic

  1. #030811
  2. #09172f
  3. #16356f
  4. #2353af
  5. #4478da

Shades

#16356f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16356f
  2. #143064
  3. #122a59
  4. #0f254e
  5. #0d2043
  6. #0b1b38
  7. #09152c
  8. #071021
  9. #040b16
  10. #02050b
  11. #000000

Tints

#16356f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16356f
  2. #2d497d
  3. #455d8c
  4. #5c729a
  5. #7386a9
  6. #8b9ab7
  7. #a2aec5
  8. #b9c2d4
  9. #d0d7e2
  10. #e8ebf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16356f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16356f
  2. #213d71
  3. #2b4472
  4. #364c74
  5. #405376
  6. #4b5b78
  7. #566279
  8. #606a7b
  9. #6b717d
  10. #75797e
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3653 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #123c71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00346e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00434c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #143970 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #05346e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16356f {
  color: #16356f;
}
Background
.bg-16356f {
  background-color: #16356f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16356f {
  border: 2px solid #16356f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16356f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 53 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 67% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16356f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16356f, #23166f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16356f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 53 111 / 0.35);
}

#003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 5.85 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.69 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.68 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.62 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.32 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.32 #e9ca90 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Prussian Blue
#16356f  rgb(22, 53, 111)  hsl(219, 67%, 26%)  Prussian Blue
#6f5016  rgb(111, 80, 22)  hsl(39, 67%, 26%)  Field Drab
#6f1635  rgb(111, 22, 53)  hsl(339, 67%, 26%)  Claret
#356f16  rgb(53, 111, 22)  hsl(99, 67%, 26%)  Pakistan Green