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#016d87 color: Private Eye

#016d87 is rgb(1, 109, 135) in RGB and oklch(49.575% 0.0913 221.932) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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192°
100%

49.6%
0.091
222°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #016d87

#016d87 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 222°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.93:1 contrast and black text 3.54:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Private Eye (#006e89). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #016d87 mixed with white

  1. 016d87
  2. 2f7b93
  3. 49899e
  4. 6197aa
  5. 78a6b6
  6. 8eb4c2
  7. a5c3ce
  8. bbd2da
  9. d1e1e6
  10. e8f0f3

Darker: #016d87 mixed with black

  1. 016d87
  2. 015e75
  3. 014f63
  4. 004151
  5. 003341
  6. 002631
  7. 001921
  8. 000d13
  9. 000406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #016d87 with less saturation

  1. 016d87
  2. 1c6c83
  3. 2a6b80
  4. 346a7c
  5. 3d6978
  6. 446875
  7. 4b6771
  8. 51666d
  9. 57656a
  10. 5d6366

Questions about #016d87

What color is #016d87?

#016d87 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Private Eye. In RGB it is rgb(1, 109, 135), in HSL hsl(191.64, 98.53%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.575% 0.0913 221.932).

What colors go well with #016d87?

The complementary color of #016d87 is #8d4f37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00726f and #396594. The triadic partners are #854c71 and #6d631b.

Is white or black text more readable on #016d87?

White text reads better on #016d87: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and black gives 3.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #016d87 a warm or cool color?

#016d87 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.091.