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#16368E

#16368e ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#16368e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 21.18% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.51% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 73.17% saturation and 32.16% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0476

Complementary

  1. #16368e
  2. #8e6e16

Split complementary

  1. #16368e
  2. #8e3216
  3. #728e16

Analogous

  1. #16728e
  2. #16368e
  3. #32168e

Triadic

  1. #16368e
  2. #8e1636
  3. #368e16

Tetradic

  1. #16368e
  2. #6e168e
  3. #8e6e16
  4. #368e16

Square

  1. #16368e
  2. #8e1672
  3. #8e6e16
  4. #168e32

Monochromatic

  1. #030712
  2. #0c1d4c
  3. #16368e
  4. #204fd0
  5. #587ee5

Shades

#16368e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16368e
  2. #143180
  3. #122b72
  4. #0f2663
  5. #0d2055
  6. #0b1b47
  7. #091639
  8. #07102b
  9. #040b1c
  10. #02050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#16368e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16368e
  2. #2d4a99
  3. #455ea5
  4. #5c72b0
  5. #7386bb
  6. #8b9bc7
  7. #a2afd2
  8. #b9c3dd
  9. #d0d7e8
  10. #e8ebf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16368e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16368e
  2. #213d8d
  3. #2b458b
  4. #364c8a
  5. #405488
  6. #4b5b87
  7. #566286
  8. #606a84
  9. #6b7183
  10. #757981
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323b67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004391 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00388c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003e90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00378d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004573 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16368e {
  color: #16368e;
}
Background
.bg-16368e {
  background-color: #16368e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16368e {
  border: 2px solid #16368e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16368e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 54 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 73% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16368e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16368e, #32168e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16368e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 54 142 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.02 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.77 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.96 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.58 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.30 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.50 #e9c971 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Smalt
#16368e  rgb(22, 54, 142)  hsl(224, 73%, 32%)  Smalt
#8e6e16  rgb(142, 110, 22)  hsl(44, 73%, 32%)  Golden Brown
#8e1636  rgb(142, 22, 54)  hsl(344, 73%, 32%)  Claret
#368e16  rgb(54, 142, 22)  hsl(104, 73%, 32%)  Islamic Green