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#162c60 color: Schiava Blue

#162c60 is rgb(22, 44, 96) in RGB and oklch(30.833% 0.09677 264.231) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

30.8%
0.097
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #162c60

#162c60 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 30.8% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.43:1 contrast and black text 1.56:1, 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: #162c60 mixed with white

  1. 162c60
  2. 2a4070
  3. 3e537f
  4. 54678f
  5. 6a7c9f
  6. 8291af
  7. 99a6bf
  8. b2bccf
  9. cbd2df
  10. e5e8ef

Darker: #162c60 mixed with black

  1. 162c60
  2. 122552
  3. 0d1e45
  4. 091738
  5. 06112c
  6. 030a20
  7. 020515
  8. 01020a
  9. 000103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #162c60 with less saturation

  1. 162c60
  2. 192d5b
  3. 1c2e57
  4. 1e2e52
  5. 212f4d
  6. 232f48
  7. 263044
  8. 28303f
  9. 2b303a
  10. 2d3035

Questions about #162c60

What color is #162c60?

#162c60 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Schiava Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 44, 96), in HSL hsl(222.16, 62.71%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.833% 0.09677 264.231).

What colors go well with #162c60?

The complementary color of #162c60 is #432b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003556 and #34235b. The triadic partners are #571516 and #023b09.

Is white or black text more readable on #162c60?

White text reads better on #162c60: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and black gives 1.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #162c60 a warm or cool color?

#162c60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 30.8% and its chroma 0.097.