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#165992 color: Baleine Blue

#165992 is rgb(22, 89, 146) in RGB and oklch(45.407% 0.11313 249.317) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

45.4%
0.113
249°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.88:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #165992

#165992 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.4% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast and black text 2.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Baleine Blue (#165a90). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #165992 mixed with white

  1. 165992
  2. 32699d
  3. 4979a8
  4. 6089b4
  5. 769abf
  6. 8caac9
  7. a2bbd4
  8. b9ccdf
  9. d0ddea
  10. e7eef4

Darker: #165992 mixed with black

  1. 165992
  2. 124c7e
  3. 0d406b
  4. 093458
  5. 062846
  6. 031d35
  7. 021325
  8. 010916
  9. 000308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #165992 with less saturation

  1. 165992
  2. 21598c
  3. 2a5986
  4. 315981
  5. 37597b
  6. 3d5975
  7. 43596f
  8. 485869
  9. 4d5863
  10. 52575d

Questions about #165992

What color is #165992?

#165992 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Baleine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 89, 146), in HSL hsl(207.58, 73.81%, 32.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.407% 0.11313 249.317).

What colors go well with #165992?

The complementary color of #165992 is #7e4800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00627d and #4a4d94. The triadic partners are #893749 and #42620e.

Is white or black text more readable on #165992?

White text reads better on #165992: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and black gives 2.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #165992 a warm or cool color?

#165992 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 45.4% and its chroma 0.113.