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#146fa8 color: Bowen Blue

#146fa8 is rgb(20, 111, 168) in RGB and oklch(52.091% 0.1194 243.325) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

52.1%
0.119
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.87:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #146fa8

#146fa8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.1% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.43:1 contrast and black text 3.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bowen Blue (#126da8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #146fa8 mixed with white

  1. 146fa8
  2. 357db1
  3. 4e8bba
  4. 659ac3
  5. 7ba8cc
  6. 91b6d5
  7. a7c5dd
  8. bdd3e6
  9. d2e2ee
  10. e9f0f7

Darker: #146fa8 mixed with black

  1. 146fa8
  2. 106092
  3. 0c517c
  4. 084267
  5. 053452
  6. 03273f
  7. 011a2c
  8. 010e1a
  9. 00040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #146fa8 with less saturation

  1. 146fa8
  2. 256fa2
  3. 316f9c
  4. 3b6e96
  5. 436e8f
  6. 4a6d89
  7. 516d83
  8. 586c7d
  9. 5e6b76
  10. 646a70

Questions about #146fa8

What color is #146fa8?

#146fa8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Bowen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(20, 111, 168), in HSL hsl(203.11, 78.72%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.091% 0.1194 243.325).

What colors go well with #146fa8?

The complementary color of #146fa8 is #985700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00798f and #5462ad. The triadic partners are #a04862 and #5c7415.

Is white or black text more readable on #146fa8?

White text reads better on #146fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and black gives 3.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #146fa8 a warm or cool color?

#146fa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 52.1% and its chroma 0.119.