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#162e68 color: Mythical Night

#162e68 is rgb(22, 46, 104) in RGB and oklch(31.975% 0.10628 264.273) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

32%
0.106
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.62:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #162e68

#162e68 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 32% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.92:1 contrast and black text 1.62:1, 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: #162e68 mixed with white

  1. 162e68
  2. 2a4277
  3. 3f5586
  4. 546995
  5. 6b7ea4
  6. 8292b4
  7. 9aa7c3
  8. b2bdd2
  9. cbd2e1
  10. e5e9f0

Darker: #162e68 mixed with black

  1. 162e68
  2. 122759
  3. 0d1f4b
  4. 09183e
  5. 061230
  6. 030b24
  7. 020618
  8. 01020c
  9. 000104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #162e68 with less saturation

  1. 162e68
  2. 192f63
  3. 1c305e
  4. 1f3158
  5. 223253
  6. 25324e
  7. 283249
  8. 2b3343
  9. 2d333e
  10. 303338

Questions about #162e68

What color is #162e68?

#162e68 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mythical Night. In RGB it is rgb(22, 46, 104), in HSL hsl(222.44, 65.08%, 24.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.975% 0.10628 264.273).

What colors go well with #162e68?

The complementary color of #162e68 is #472e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00385a and #382462. The triadic partners are #5e1315 and #003f05.

Is white or black text more readable on #162e68?

White text reads better on #162e68: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and black gives 1.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #162e68 a warm or cool color?

#162e68 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 32% and its chroma 0.106.