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#162b60 color: Schiava Blue

#162b60 is rgb(22, 43, 96) in RGB and oklch(30.597% 0.09817 264.87) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

30.6%
0.098
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.55:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #162b60

#162b60 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 30.6% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.56:1 contrast and black text 1.55:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Schiava Blue (#192961). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #162b60 mixed with white

  1. 162b60
  2. 2a3f70
  3. 3e537f
  4. 54678f
  5. 6a7b9f
  6. 8190af
  7. 99a6bf
  8. b2bbcf
  9. cbd1df
  10. e5e8ef

Darker: #162b60 mixed with black

  1. 162b60
  2. 122452
  3. 0d1d45
  4. 091638
  5. 06102c
  6. 030a20
  7. 020515
  8. 01020a
  9. 000103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #162b60 with less saturation

  1. 162b60
  2. 192c5b
  3. 1b2d57
  4. 1e2e52
  5. 202e4d
  6. 232f48
  7. 252f43
  8. 282f3e
  9. 2a2f39
  10. 2d2f34

Questions about #162b60

What color is #162b60?

#162b60 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Schiava Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 43, 96), in HSL hsl(222.97, 62.71%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.597% 0.09817 264.87).

What colors go well with #162b60?

The complementary color of #162b60 is #422a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003455 and #34225b. The triadic partners are #571414 and #003b08.

Is white or black text more readable on #162b60?

White text reads better on #162b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and black gives 1.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #162b60 a warm or cool color?

#162b60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 30.6% and its chroma 0.098.