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#162e4e color: Midnight Ocean

#162e4e is rgb(22, 46, 78) in RGB and oklch(29.966% 0.06572 256.253) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

30%
0.066
256°
  • Blue
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • sky-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.53:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #162e4e

#162e4e is a soft very dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 30% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.68:1 contrast and black text 1.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0f2d4d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-950.

More very dark blue colors

Lighter: #162e4e mixed with white

  1. 162e4e
  2. 2a415f
  3. 3f546f
  4. 556781
  5. 6b7c92
  6. 8290a3
  7. 9aa6b5
  8. b3bbc7
  9. cbd1da
  10. e5e8ec

Darker: #162e4e mixed with black

  1. 162e4e
  2. 122743
  3. 0d1f38
  4. 09182d
  5. 061223
  6. 030b19
  7. 02060f
  8. 010207
  9. 000102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #162e4e with less saturation

  1. 162e4e
  2. 192e4b
  3. 1c2e48
  4. 1e2e45
  5. 212e41
  6. 232e3e
  7. 252e3b
  8. 272e38
  9. 292e34
  10. 2c2e31

Questions about #162e4e

What color is #162e4e?

#162e4e is soft very dark blue. The closest named color is Midnight Ocean. In RGB it is rgb(22, 46, 78), in HSL hsl(214.29, 56%, 19.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.966% 0.06572 256.253).

What colors go well with #162e4e?

The complementary color of #162e4e is #402800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003447 and #2b284d. The triadic partners are #491e22 and #1d3511.

Is white or black text more readable on #162e4e?

White text reads better on #162e4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and black gives 1.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #162e4e a warm or cool color?

#162e4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 30% and its chroma 0.066.