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#162b66 color: Schiava Blue

#162b66 is rgb(22, 43, 102) in RGB and oklch(31.114% 0.10738 265.632) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

31.1%
0.107
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.57:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #162b66

#162b66 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 31.1% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.36:1 contrast and black text 1.57:1, 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: #162b66 mixed with white

  1. 162b66
  2. 293f75
  3. 3e5385
  4. 546794
  5. 6a7ca3
  6. 8191b3
  7. 99a6c2
  8. b2bcd1
  9. cbd2e0
  10. e5e8f0

Darker: #162b66 mixed with black

  1. 162b66
  2. 122458
  3. 0d1d4a
  4. 09163c
  5. 06102f
  6. 030a23
  7. 020517
  8. 01020c
  9. 000104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #162b66 with less saturation

  1. 162b66
  2. 192c61
  3. 1b2d5c
  4. 1e2e56
  5. 212f51
  6. 23304c
  7. 263047
  8. 293041
  9. 2b313c
  10. 2e3136

Questions about #162b66

What color is #162b66?

#162b66 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Schiava Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 43, 102), in HSL hsl(224.25, 64.52%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.114% 0.10738 265.632).

What colors go well with #162b66?

The complementary color of #162b66 is #432c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003658 and #372060. The triadic partners are #5b1011 and #003e05.

Is white or black text more readable on #162b66?

White text reads better on #162b66: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and black gives 1.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #162b66 a warm or cool color?

#162b66 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 31.1% and its chroma 0.107.