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#142e56 color: Ambassador Blue

#142e56 is rgb(20, 46, 86) in RGB and oklch(30.44% 0.07913 258.829) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

30.4%
0.079
259°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • sky-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.55:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #142e56

#142e56 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 30.4% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.51:1 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 sky-950.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #142e56 mixed with white

  1. 142e56
  2. 294166
  3. 3e5477
  4. 546887
  5. 6a7c98
  6. 8191a8
  7. 99a6b9
  8. b2bccb
  9. cbd2dc
  10. e5e8ed

Darker: #142e56 mixed with black

  1. 142e56
  2. 10274a
  3. 0c1f3e
  4. 081832
  5. 051227
  6. 030b1c
  7. 010612
  8. 010208
  9. 000102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #142e56 with less saturation

  1. 142e56
  2. 172e52
  3. 1a2f4e
  4. 1d2f4b
  5. 202f47
  6. 232f43
  7. 252f3f
  8. 282f3b
  9. 2a2f37
  10. 2c2f33

Questions about #142e56

What color is #142e56?

#142e56 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Ambassador Blue. In RGB it is rgb(20, 46, 86), in HSL hsl(216.36, 62.26%, 20.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.44% 0.07913 258.829).

What colors go well with #142e56?

The complementary color of #142e56 is #442800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00354e and #2e2654. The triadic partners are #4f1b1f and #17380c.

Is white or black text more readable on #142e56?

White text reads better on #142e56: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and black gives 1.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #142e56 a warm or cool color?

#142e56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 30.4% and its chroma 0.079.