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#16435A Color

#16435A is rgb(22, 67, 90) in RGB, hsl(200, 61%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16435A
HEX#16435A
RGBrgb(22, 67, 90)
HSLhsl(200, 61%, 22%)
HSVhsv(200, 76%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(36.3% 0.062 234.6)
LABlab(26.22% -9.28 -18.53)
LCHlch(26.22% 20.73 243.41)

What #16435A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #16435A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#16435A Channel Values

How #16435A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 22 · G 67 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 200° · S 61% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 200° · S 76% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.58:1 vs white · 1.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16435A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16435A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16435A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #16435A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #16435A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#16435A
Protanopia#3E3E5A
Protanomaly#32405A
Deuteranopia#38385B
Deuteranomaly#2E3D5A
Tritanopia#074646
Tritanomaly#0E454F
Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

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Using #16435A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-16435a: #16435A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16435A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16435a': '#16435A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.263, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_16435a">#16435A</color>
SVG fillfill="#16435A"

More Blue Colors

#16435A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#16435A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16435A?

#16435A is a dark blue — rgb(22, 67, 90) in RGB and hsl(200, 61%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.95.

What is the RGB value of #16435A?

#16435A is rgb(22, 67, 90) — red 22, green 67, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16435A?

#16435A converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16435A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #16435A scores 10.58:1 against white and 1.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16435A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16435A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.69, which is visibly different.

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