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#115997 color: Suddenly Sapphire

#115997 is rgb(17, 89, 151) in RGB and oklch(45.632% 0.12086 250.349) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

45.6%
0.121
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.90:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #115997

#115997 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.6% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.24:1 contrast and black text 2.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Suddenly Sapphire (#1a5897). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #115997 mixed with white

  1. 115997
  2. 2f69a2
  3. 4779ad
  4. 5e8ab7
  5. 749ac2
  6. 8babcc
  7. a2bbd7
  8. b8cce1
  9. d0ddeb
  10. e7eef5

Darker: #115997 mixed with black

  1. 115997
  2. 0d4c83
  3. 09406f
  4. 06345c
  5. 042849
  6. 021d37
  7. 011326
  8. 000917
  9. 000308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #115997 with less saturation

  1. 115997
  2. 1e5991
  3. 285a8b
  4. 2f5a84
  5. 365a7e
  6. 3d5a78
  7. 425971
  8. 48596b
  9. 4d5864
  10. 52585e

Questions about #115997

What color is #115997?

#115997 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Suddenly Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(17, 89, 151), in HSL hsl(207.76, 79.76%, 32.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.632% 0.12086 250.349).

What colors go well with #115997?

The complementary color of #115997 is #7f4800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00637f and #4c4c98. The triadic partners are #8d3447 and #3f6305.

Is white or black text more readable on #115997?

White text reads better on #115997: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and black gives 2.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #115997 a warm or cool color?

#115997 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 45.6% and its chroma 0.121.