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#142e58 color: Ambassador Blue

#142e58 is rgb(20, 46, 88) in RGB and oklch(30.591% 0.08226 259.573) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

30.6%
0.082
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #142e58

#142e58 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 30.6% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.45:1 contrast and black text 1.56:1, 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: #142e58 mixed with white

  1. 142e58
  2. 294168
  3. 3e5478
  4. 546889
  5. 6a7c99
  6. 8191aa
  7. 99a6ba
  8. b2bccb
  9. cbd2dc
  10. e5e8ee

Darker: #142e58 mixed with black

  1. 142e58
  2. 10274b
  3. 0c1f3f
  4. 081833
  5. 051228
  6. 030b1d
  7. 010612
  8. 010209
  9. 000103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #142e58 with less saturation

  1. 142e58
  2. 172f54
  3. 1a2f50
  4. 1d2f4c
  5. 202f48
  6. 233044
  7. 253040
  8. 28303c
  9. 2a3038
  10. 2d2f34

Questions about #142e58

What color is #142e58?

#142e58 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Ambassador Blue. In RGB it is rgb(20, 46, 88), in HSL hsl(217.06, 62.96%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.591% 0.08226 259.573).

What colors go well with #142e58?

The complementary color of #142e58 is #452900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003550 and #2f2655. The triadic partners are #511a1e and #15390b.

Is white or black text more readable on #142e58?

White text reads better on #142e58: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and black gives 1.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #142e58 a warm or cool color?

#142e58 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 30.6% and its chroma 0.082.