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#16396E

#16396e ≈ Prussian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#16396e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 22.35% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 48.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 216.14°, with 66.67% saturation and 25.88% 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0422

Complementary

  1. #16396e
  2. #6e4b16

Split complementary

  1. #16396e
  2. #6e1f16
  3. #656e16

Analogous

  1. #16656e
  2. #16396e
  3. #1f166e

Triadic

  1. #16396e
  2. #6e1639
  3. #396e16

Tetradic

  1. #16396e
  2. #4b166e
  3. #6e4b16
  4. #396e16

Square

  1. #16396e
  2. #6e1665
  3. #6e4b16
  4. #166e1f

Monochromatic

  1. #030911
  2. #09182e
  3. #16396e
  4. #235aae
  5. #437fda

Shades

#16396e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16396e
  2. #143363
  3. #122e58
  4. #0f284d
  5. #0d2242
  6. #0b1d37
  7. #09172c
  8. #071121
  9. #040b16
  10. #02060b
  11. #000000

Tints

#16396e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16396e
  2. #2d4d7d
  3. #45618b
  4. #5c749a
  5. #7388a8
  6. #8b9cb7
  7. #a2b0c5
  8. #b9c4d4
  9. #d0d7e2
  10. #e8ebf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16396e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16396e
  2. #214070
  3. #2b4772
  4. #364e73
  5. #405575
  6. #4b5d77
  7. #566479
  8. #606b7b
  9. #6b727c
  10. #75797e
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3a54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d3e70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #09366d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00464e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a3c6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f376d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00415c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16396e {
  color: #16396e;
}
Background
.bg-16396e {
  background-color: #16396e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16396e {
  border: 2px solid #16396e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16396e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 57 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 67% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16396e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16396e, #1f166e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16396e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 57 110 / 0.35);
}

#003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 5.42 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.27 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.64 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.09 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.15 #e9c691 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Prussian Blue
#16396e  rgb(22, 57, 110)  hsl(216, 67%, 26%)  Prussian Blue
#6e4b16  rgb(110, 75, 22)  hsl(36, 67%, 26%)  Field Drab
#6e1639  rgb(110, 22, 57)  hsl(336, 67%, 26%)  Pansy Purple
#396e16  rgb(57, 110, 22)  hsl(96, 67%, 26%)  Pakistan Green