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#16467e color: Poster Blue

#16467e is rgb(22, 70, 126) in RGB and oklch(39.412% 0.10748 254.85) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

39.4%
0.107
255°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #16467e

#16467e is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.4% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast and black text 2.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Poster Blue (#134682). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #16467e mixed with white

  1. 16467e
  2. 2e588b
  3. 446998
  4. 5a7ba5
  5. 718db2
  6. 87a0bf
  7. 9eb2cc
  8. b6c5d9
  9. ced8e5
  10. e6ebf2

Darker: #16467e mixed with black

  1. 16467e
  2. 123c6d
  3. 0d325c
  4. 09284c
  5. 061e3c
  6. 03152d
  7. 020d1f
  8. 010511
  9. 000205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #16467e with less saturation

  1. 16467e
  2. 1d4779
  3. 234773
  4. 29476e
  5. 2d4768
  6. 324763
  7. 36475d
  8. 3a4757
  9. 3e4752
  10. 42464c

Questions about #16467e

What color is #16467e?

#16467e is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Poster Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 70, 126), in HSL hsl(212.31, 70.27%, 29.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.412% 0.10748 254.85).

What colors go well with #16467e?

The complementary color of #16467e is #653c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004f6c and #413b7d. The triadic partners are #752833 and #2a520a.

Is white or black text more readable on #16467e?

White text reads better on #16467e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and black gives 2.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16467e a warm or cool color?

#16467e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 39.4% and its chroma 0.107.