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#163550 color: Incremental Blue

#163550 is rgb(22, 53, 80) in RGB and oklch(31.964% 0.06083 247.358) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

32%
0.061
247°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • cyan-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #163550

#163550 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 32% lightness, 0.061 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.66:1 contrast and black text 1.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Incremental Blue (#123456). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-950.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #163550 mixed with white

  1. 163550
  2. 2b4760
  3. 415a71
  4. 566d82
  5. 6d8093
  6. 8494a4
  7. 9ba9b6
  8. b3bec8
  9. ccd3da
  10. e5e9ec

Darker: #163550 mixed with black

  1. 163550
  2. 122d44
  3. 0d2539
  4. 091d2e
  5. 061524
  6. 030e1a
  7. 020810
  8. 010307
  9. 000102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #163550 with less saturation

  1. 163550
  2. 1a354d
  3. 1d354a
  4. 203547
  5. 233545
  6. 263442
  7. 29343f
  8. 2b343c
  9. 2e3339
  10. 303336

Questions about #163550

What color is #163550?

#163550 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Incremental Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 53, 80), in HSL hsl(207.93, 56.86%, 20%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.964% 0.06083 247.358).

What colors go well with #163550?

The complementary color of #163550 is #472c0b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003a47 and #2b2f51. The triadic partners are #4c242d and #2a3814.

Is white or black text more readable on #163550?

White text reads better on #163550: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #163550 a warm or cool color?

#163550 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 32% and its chroma 0.061.