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#165799 color: Florentine Lapis

#165799 is rgb(22, 87, 153) in RGB and oklch(45.391% 0.12467 252.973) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

45.4%
0.125
253°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #165799

#165799 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.35:1 contrast and black text 2.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Florentine Lapis (#1c5798). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #165799 mixed with white

  1. 165799
  2. 3168a4
  3. 4978ae
  4. 5f88b9
  5. 7599c3
  6. 8baace
  7. a2bad8
  8. b9cbe2
  9. d0dcec
  10. e7eef5

Darker: #165799 mixed with black

  1. 165799
  2. 124b84
  3. 0d3e70
  4. 09335d
  5. 06274a
  6. 031c38
  7. 021227
  8. 010817
  9. 000308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #165799 with less saturation

  1. 165799
  2. 215893
  3. 29588c
  4. 305886
  5. 37587f
  6. 3d5878
  7. 425872
  8. 48586b
  9. 4d5764
  10. 52575d

Questions about #165799

What color is #165799?

#165799 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Florentine Lapis. In RGB it is rgb(22, 87, 153), in HSL hsl(210.23, 74.86%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.391% 0.12467 252.973).

What colors go well with #165799?

The complementary color of #165799 is #7c4900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006281 and #4e4a98. The triadic partners are #8e3242 and #396406.

Is white or black text more readable on #165799?

White text reads better on #165799: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and black gives 2.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #165799 a warm or cool color?

#165799 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 45.4% and its chroma 0.125.