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#16467f color: Poster Blue

#16467f is rgb(22, 70, 127) in RGB and oklch(39.483% 0.1089 255.174) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

39.5%
0.109
255°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #16467f

#16467f is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.5% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.47:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, 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: #16467f mixed with white

  1. 16467f
  2. 2e588c
  3. 446999
  4. 5a7ba6
  5. 718db3
  6. 87a0c0
  7. 9eb2cc
  8. b6c5d9
  9. ced8e6
  10. e6ebf2

Darker: #16467f mixed with black

  1. 16467f
  2. 123c6e
  3. 0d325d
  4. 09284c
  5. 061e3c
  6. 03152d
  7. 020d1f
  8. 010511
  9. 000206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #16467f with less saturation

  1. 16467f
  2. 1d477a
  3. 234774
  4. 29476e
  5. 2d4769
  6. 324863
  7. 36485e
  8. 3b4758
  9. 3f4752
  10. 42474c

Questions about #16467f

What color is #16467f?

#16467f is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Poster Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 70, 127), in HSL hsl(212.57, 70.47%, 29.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.483% 0.1089 255.174).

What colors go well with #16467f?

The complementary color of #16467f is #653c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00506d and #423b7d. The triadic partners are #752833 and #2a5209.

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

White text reads better on #16467f: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16467f a warm or cool color?

#16467f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 39.5% and its chroma 0.109.