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#162f66 color: Mythical Night

#162f66 is rgb(22, 47, 102) in RGB and oklch(32.04% 0.10186 263.381) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

32%
0.102
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #162f66

#162f66 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 32% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.86:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, 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: #162f66 mixed with white

  1. 162f66
  2. 2a4275
  3. 3f5685
  4. 556a94
  5. 6b7ea3
  6. 8293b2
  7. 9aa8c2
  8. b2bdd1
  9. cbd3e0
  10. e5e9f0

Darker: #162f66 mixed with black

  1. 162f66
  2. 122758
  3. 0d204a
  4. 09193c
  5. 06122f
  6. 030c23
  7. 020617
  8. 01030c
  9. 000104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #162f66 with less saturation

  1. 162f66
  2. 193061
  3. 1c315c
  4. 1f3257
  5. 223252
  6. 25334d
  7. 283348
  8. 2b3343
  9. 2e333e
  10. 303338

Questions about #162f66

What color is #162f66?

#162f66 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mythical Night. In RGB it is rgb(22, 47, 102), in HSL hsl(221.25, 64.52%, 24.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.04% 0.10186 263.381).

What colors go well with #162f66?

The complementary color of #162f66 is #472d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003959 and #372561. The triadic partners are #5c1618 and #043f07.

Is white or black text more readable on #162f66?

White text reads better on #162f66: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #162f66 a warm or cool color?

#162f66 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 32% and its chroma 0.102.