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#142d56 color: Ambassador Blue

#142d56 is rgb(20, 45, 86) in RGB and oklch(30.186% 0.08047 259.79) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

30.2%
0.080
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.54:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #142d56

#142d56 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 30.2% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.64:1 contrast and black text 1.54:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ambassador Blue (#0d2f5a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #142d56 mixed with white

  1. 142d56
  2. 294066
  3. 3e5377
  4. 536787
  5. 6a7c98
  6. 8190a9
  7. 99a6ba
  8. b2bbcb
  9. cbd2dc
  10. e5e8ed

Darker: #142d56 mixed with black

  1. 142d56
  2. 10264a
  3. 0c1f3e
  4. 081832
  5. 051127
  6. 030b1c
  7. 010612
  8. 010208
  9. 000102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #142d56 with less saturation

  1. 142d56
  2. 172d52
  3. 1a2e4e
  4. 1d2e4a
  5. 202e47
  6. 222f43
  7. 252f3f
  8. 272f3b
  9. 2a2f37
  10. 2c2e32

Questions about #142d56

What color is #142d56?

#142d56 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Ambassador Blue. In RGB it is rgb(20, 45, 86), in HSL hsl(217.27, 62.26%, 20.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.186% 0.08047 259.79).

What colors go well with #142d56?

The complementary color of #142d56 is #432800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00344e and #2e2553. The triadic partners are #4f1a1d and #15370c.

Is white or black text more readable on #142d56?

White text reads better on #142d56: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and black gives 1.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #142d56 a warm or cool color?

#142d56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 30.2% and its chroma 0.08.