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#162f68 color: Mythical Night

#162f68 is rgb(22, 47, 104) in RGB and oklch(32.207% 0.10491 263.712) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

32.2%
0.105
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.64:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #162f68

#162f68 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 32.2% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast and black text 1.64:1, 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: #162f68 mixed with white

  1. 162f68
  2. 2a4377
  3. 3f5686
  4. 556a95
  5. 6b7ea4
  6. 8293b3
  7. 9aa8c3
  8. b2bdd2
  9. cbd3e1
  10. e5e9f0

Darker: #162f68 mixed with black

  1. 162f68
  2. 122759
  3. 0d204b
  4. 09193e
  5. 061230
  6. 030c24
  7. 020618
  8. 01030c
  9. 000104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #162f68 with less saturation

  1. 162f68
  2. 193063
  3. 1c315e
  4. 1f3259
  5. 223253
  6. 25334e
  7. 283349
  8. 2b3344
  9. 2e333e
  10. 313339

Questions about #162f68

What color is #162f68?

#162f68 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mythical Night. In RGB it is rgb(22, 47, 104), in HSL hsl(221.71, 65.08%, 24.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.207% 0.10491 263.712).

What colors go well with #162f68?

The complementary color of #162f68 is #482e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00395a and #382563. The triadic partners are #5e1517 and #004006.

Is white or black text more readable on #162f68?

White text reads better on #162f68: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and black gives 1.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #162f68 a warm or cool color?

#162f68 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 32.2% and its chroma 0.105.