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#162e60 color: Mythical Night

#162e60 is rgb(22, 46, 96) in RGB and oklch(31.311% 0.094 262.875) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

31.3%
0.094
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.59:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #162e60

#162e60 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 31.3% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.18:1 contrast and black text 1.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1c2e63). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #162e60 mixed with white

  1. 162e60
  2. 2a4170
  3. 3f557f
  4. 55698f
  5. 6b7d9f
  6. 8292af
  7. 9aa7bf
  8. b2bccf
  9. cbd2df
  10. e5e8ef

Darker: #162e60 mixed with black

  1. 162e60
  2. 122752
  3. 0d1f45
  4. 091838
  5. 06122c
  6. 030b20
  7. 020615
  8. 01020a
  9. 000103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #162e60 with less saturation

  1. 162e60
  2. 192f5b
  3. 1c3057
  4. 1f3052
  5. 22314e
  6. 243149
  7. 273144
  8. 2a3140
  9. 2c313b
  10. 2f3136

Questions about #162e60

What color is #162e60?

#162e60 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mythical Night. In RGB it is rgb(22, 46, 96), in HSL hsl(220.54, 62.71%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.311% 0.094 262.875).

What colors go well with #162e60?

The complementary color of #162e60 is #452c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003756 and #34255c. The triadic partners are #571719 and #0a3c0a.

Is white or black text more readable on #162e60?

White text reads better on #162e60: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and black gives 1.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #162e60 a warm or cool color?

#162e60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 31.3% and its chroma 0.094.