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#016d8a color: Private Eye

#016d8a is rgb(1, 109, 138) in RGB and oklch(49.723% 0.09355 224.523) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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193°
100%

49.7%
0.094
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.56:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #016d8a

#016d8a is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.91:1 contrast and black text 3.56:1, 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: #016d8a mixed with white

  1. 016d8a
  2. 2f7b95
  3. 4989a1
  4. 6198ad
  5. 78a6b8
  6. 8eb4c4
  7. a5c3d0
  8. bbd2db
  9. d1e1e7
  10. e8f0f3

Darker: #016d8a mixed with black

  1. 016d8a
  2. 015e77
  3. 014f65
  4. 004153
  5. 003342
  6. 002632
  7. 001922
  8. 000d14
  9. 000407
  10. 000101

Calmer: #016d8a with less saturation

  1. 016d8a
  2. 1c6c86
  3. 2a6b82
  4. 346a7e
  5. 3d697a
  6. 446877
  7. 4b6773
  8. 52666f
  9. 58656b
  10. 5d6466

Questions about #016d8a

What color is #016d8a?

#016d8a is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Private Eye. In RGB it is rgb(1, 109, 138), in HSL hsl(192.7, 98.56%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.723% 0.09355 224.523).

What colors go well with #016d8a?

The complementary color of #016d8a is #8e5033. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007272 and #3b6497. The triadic partners are #874b6f and #6b651a.

Is white or black text more readable on #016d8a?

White text reads better on #016d8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and black gives 3.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #016d8a a warm or cool color?

#016d8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.094.