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#125fa5 color: Directoire Blue

#125fa5 is rgb(18, 95, 165) in RGB and oklch(48.025% 0.13234 251.613) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

48%
0.132
252°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #125fa5

#125fa5 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.55:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Directoire Blue (#0061a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #125fa5 mixed with white

  1. 125fa5
  2. 316faf
  3. 497fb8
  4. 608fc2
  5. 769ecb
  6. 8daed4
  7. a3bedd
  8. bacee6
  9. d0deee
  10. e8eff7

Darker: #125fa5 mixed with black

  1. 125fa5
  2. 0e528f
  3. 0a4479
  4. 073865
  5. 042c51
  6. 02203d
  7. 01152b
  8. 010a1a
  9. 00030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #125fa5 with less saturation

  1. 125fa5
  2. 20609e
  3. 2a6097
  4. 336090
  5. 3a6089
  6. 416082
  7. 48607b
  8. 4d6074
  9. 535f6d
  10. 585e65

Questions about #125fa5

What color is #125fa5?

#125fa5 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Directoire Blue. In RGB it is rgb(18, 95, 165), in HSL hsl(208.57, 80.33%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.025% 0.13234 251.613).

What colors go well with #125fa5?

The complementary color of #125fa5 is #874f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a89 and #5351a5. The triadic partners are #99364a and #416c00.

Is white or black text more readable on #125fa5?

White text reads better on #125fa5: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #125fa5 a warm or cool color?

#125fa5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 48% and its chroma 0.132.