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#16215e color: Fibonacci Blue

#16215e is rgb(22, 33, 94) in RGB and oklch(28.178% 0.10909 270.009) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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231°
100%

28.2%
0.109
270°
  • Blue
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.41:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #16215e

#16215e is a soft very dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 28.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.86:1 contrast and black text 1.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fibonacci Blue (#112358). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More very dark blue colors

Lighter: #16215e mixed with white

  1. 16215e
  2. 28366e
  3. 3c4b7e
  4. 51608e
  5. 68769e
  6. 7f8bae
  7. 97a2be
  8. b0b8cf
  9. cacfdf
  10. e4e7ef

Darker: #16215e mixed with black

  1. 16215e
  2. 121b51
  3. 0d1644
  4. 091037
  5. 060b2b
  6. 03061f
  7. 020314
  8. 01010a
  9. 000003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #16215e with less saturation

  1. 16215e
  2. 182359
  3. 192454
  4. 1b264f
  5. 1d2749
  6. 1f2744
  7. 21283f
  8. 23293a
  9. 252934
  10. 27292f

Questions about #16215e

What color is #16215e?

#16215e is soft very dark blue. The closest named color is Fibonacci Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 33, 94), in HSL hsl(230.83, 62.07%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.178% 0.10909 270.009).

What colors go well with #16215e?

The complementary color of #16215e is #382600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #002d51 and #331656. The triadic partners are #530502 and #003704.

Is white or black text more readable on #16215e?

White text reads better on #16215e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and black gives 1.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16215e a warm or cool color?

#16215e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 28.2% and its chroma 0.109.