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#145fa5 color: Directoire Blue

#145fa5 is rgb(20, 95, 165) in RGB and oklch(48.061% 0.13195 251.88) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

48.1%
0.132
252°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #145fa5

#145fa5 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.54:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Directoire Blue (#0061a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #145fa5 mixed with white

  1. 145fa5
  2. 326faf
  3. 4a7fb8
  4. 608fc2
  5. 779ecb
  6. 8daed4
  7. a3bedd
  8. bacee6
  9. d1deee
  10. e8eff7

Darker: #145fa5 mixed with black

  1. 145fa5
  2. 10528f
  3. 0c4479
  4. 083865
  5. 052c51
  6. 03203d
  7. 01152b
  8. 010a1a
  9. 00030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #145fa5 with less saturation

  1. 145fa5
  2. 21609e
  3. 2b6097
  4. 346090
  5. 3b6089
  6. 426082
  7. 48607b
  8. 4e6074
  9. 535f6d
  10. 595e65

Questions about #145fa5

What color is #145fa5?

#145fa5 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Directoire Blue. In RGB it is rgb(20, 95, 165), in HSL hsl(208.97, 78.38%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.061% 0.13195 251.88).

What colors go well with #145fa5?

The complementary color of #145fa5 is #874f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a8a and #5451a5. The triadic partners are #99374a and #406c02.

Is white or black text more readable on #145fa5?

White text reads better on #145fa5: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #145fa5 a warm or cool color?

#145fa5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.132.