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#142e59 color: Ambassador Blue

#142e59 is rgb(20, 46, 89) in RGB and oklch(30.667% 0.08382 259.917) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

30.7%
0.084
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #142e59

#142e59 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 30.7% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.42:1 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: #142e59 mixed with white

  1. 142e59
  2. 294169
  3. 3e5479
  4. 546889
  5. 6a7c9a
  6. 8191aa
  7. 99a6bb
  8. b2bccc
  9. cbd2dd
  10. e5e8ee

Darker: #142e59 mixed with black

  1. 142e59
  2. 10274c
  3. 0c1f40
  4. 081834
  5. 051228
  6. 030b1d
  7. 010613
  8. 010209
  9. 000103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #142e59 with less saturation

  1. 142e59
  2. 172f55
  3. 1a2f51
  4. 1d2f4d
  5. 203049
  6. 233045
  7. 263041
  8. 28303c
  9. 2b3038
  10. 2d3034

Questions about #142e59

What color is #142e59?

#142e59 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Ambassador Blue. In RGB it is rgb(20, 46, 89), in HSL hsl(217.39, 63.3%, 21.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.667% 0.08382 259.917).

What colors go well with #142e59?

The complementary color of #142e59 is #452900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003651 and #302656. The triadic partners are #521a1d and #14390b.

Is white or black text more readable on #142e59?

White text reads better on #142e59: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and black gives 1.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #142e59 a warm or cool color?

#142e59 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 30.7% and its chroma 0.084.