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#164e90 color: Turkish Sea

#164e90 is rgb(22, 78, 144) in RGB and oklch(42.622% 0.12301 255.379) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

42.6%
0.123
255°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #164e90

#164e90 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 42.6% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.31:1 contrast and black text 2.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Turkish Sea (#194f90). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #164e90 mixed with white

  1. 164e90
  2. 2f5f9c
  3. 4671a7
  4. 5c82b3
  5. 7393be
  6. 89a5c9
  7. a0b6d4
  8. b7c8df
  9. cfdaea
  10. e7edf4

Darker: #164e90 mixed with black

  1. 164e90
  2. 12437d
  3. 0d386a
  4. 092d57
  5. 062345
  6. 031934
  7. 020f24
  8. 010715
  9. 000207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #164e90 with less saturation

  1. 164e90
  2. 1f4f8a
  3. 264f83
  4. 2c507d
  5. 325077
  6. 385070
  7. 3d506a
  8. 415063
  9. 46505c
  10. 4a4f56

Questions about #164e90

What color is #164e90?

#164e90 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Turkish Sea. In RGB it is rgb(22, 78, 144), in HSL hsl(212.46, 73.49%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.622% 0.12301 255.379).

What colors go well with #164e90?

The complementary color of #164e90 is #704400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005979 and #4a418e. The triadic partners are #852b38 and #2d5d04.

Is white or black text more readable on #164e90?

White text reads better on #164e90: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and black gives 2.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #164e90 a warm or cool color?

#164e90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 42.6% and its chroma 0.123.