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#142d59 color: Ambassador Blue

#142d59 is rgb(20, 45, 89) in RGB and oklch(30.417% 0.08518 260.781) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

30.4%
0.085
261°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.55:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #142d59

#142d59 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 30.4% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.55:1 contrast and black text 1.55:1, 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: #142d59 mixed with white

  1. 142d59
  2. 284069
  3. 3e5479
  4. 53678a
  5. 6a7c9a
  6. 8191aa
  7. 99a6bb
  8. b2bccc
  9. cbd2dd
  10. e5e8ee

Darker: #142d59 mixed with black

  1. 142d59
  2. 10264c
  3. 0c1f40
  4. 081834
  5. 051128
  6. 030b1d
  7. 010613
  8. 010209
  9. 000103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #142d59 with less saturation

  1. 142d59
  2. 172e55
  3. 1a2e51
  4. 1d2e4d
  5. 202f49
  6. 222f44
  7. 252f40
  8. 282f3c
  9. 2a2f38
  10. 2c2f33

Questions about #142d59

What color is #142d59?

#142d59 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Ambassador Blue. In RGB it is rgb(20, 45, 89), in HSL hsl(218.26, 63.3%, 21.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.417% 0.08518 260.781).

What colors go well with #142d59?

The complementary color of #142d59 is #432900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003551 and #302556. The triadic partners are #52191c and #12390a.

Is white or black text more readable on #142d59?

White text reads better on #142d59: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and black gives 1.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #142d59 a warm or cool color?

#142d59 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 30.4% and its chroma 0.085.