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#163e8a color: Mystery Oceans

#163e8a is rgb(22, 62, 138) in RGB and oklch(38.475% 0.13476 261.633) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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219°
100%

38.5%
0.135
262°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #163e8a

#163e8a is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.5% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.05:1 contrast and black text 2.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mystery Oceans (#063c89). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #163e8a mixed with white

  1. 163e8a
  2. 2c5196
  3. 4264a3
  4. 5877af
  5. 6e8abb
  6. 859dc7
  7. 9db0d2
  8. b4c3de
  9. cdd7e9
  10. e6ebf4

Darker: #163e8a mixed with black

  1. 163e8a
  2. 123577
  3. 0d2b65
  4. 092353
  5. 061a42
  6. 031232
  7. 020a22
  8. 010414
  9. 000107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #163e8a with less saturation

  1. 163e8a
  2. 1c4083
  3. 21417c
  4. 264275
  5. 2b436f
  6. 2f4368
  7. 334461
  8. 38445a
  9. 3c4452
  10. 40444b

Questions about #163e8a

What color is #163e8a?

#163e8a is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Mystery Oceans. In RGB it is rgb(22, 62, 138), in HSL hsl(219.31, 72.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.475% 0.13476 261.633).

What colors go well with #163e8a?

The complementary color of #163e8a is #5d3c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004b70 and #473084. The triadic partners are #7c1721 and #005400.

Is white or black text more readable on #163e8a?

White text reads better on #163e8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #163e8a a warm or cool color?

#163e8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 38.5% and its chroma 0.135.