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#125faa color: Directoire Blue

#125faa is rgb(18, 95, 170) in RGB and oklch(48.367% 0.13891 252.997) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

48.4%
0.139
253°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.24:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #125faa

#125faa is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.48:1 contrast and black text 3.24:1, 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: #125faa mixed with white

  1. 125faa
  2. 316fb3
  3. 497fbd
  4. 608fc5
  5. 769fce
  6. 8dafd7
  7. a3bedf
  8. bacee7
  9. d0dfef
  10. e8eff7

Darker: #125faa mixed with black

  1. 125faa
  2. 0e5293
  3. 0a447d
  4. 073868
  5. 042c53
  6. 02203f
  7. 01152d
  8. 010a1b
  9. 00030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #125faa with less saturation

  1. 125faa
  2. 2060a3
  3. 2b609b
  4. 336194
  5. 3b618d
  6. 426185
  7. 48617e
  8. 4e6076
  9. 54606e
  10. 595f67

Questions about #125faa

What color is #125faa?

#125faa is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Directoire Blue. In RGB it is rgb(18, 95, 170), in HSL hsl(209.61, 80.85%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.367% 0.13891 252.997).

What colors go well with #125faa?

The complementary color of #125faa is #875100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b8c and #5650a9. The triadic partners are #9d3448 and #3d6e00.

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

White text reads better on #125faa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and black gives 3.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #125faa a warm or cool color?

#125faa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.139.