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#165995 color: Suddenly Sapphire

#165995 is rgb(22, 89, 149) in RGB and oklch(45.602% 0.11708 250.455) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

45.6%
0.117
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.90:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #165995

#165995 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.6% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.25:1 contrast and black text 2.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Suddenly Sapphire (#1a5897). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #165995 mixed with white

  1. 165995
  2. 3269a0
  3. 4979ab
  4. 5f8ab6
  5. 769ac1
  6. 8caacb
  7. a2bbd6
  8. b9cce0
  9. d0ddeb
  10. e7eef5

Darker: #165995 mixed with black

  1. 165995
  2. 124c81
  3. 0d406d
  4. 09345a
  5. 062848
  6. 031d37
  7. 021326
  8. 010916
  9. 000308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #165995 with less saturation

  1. 165995
  2. 21598f
  3. 2a5a89
  4. 315a83
  5. 385a7d
  6. 3e5977
  7. 435970
  8. 48596a
  9. 4d5864
  10. 52585d

Questions about #165995

What color is #165995?

#165995 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Suddenly Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(22, 89, 149), in HSL hsl(208.35, 74.27%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.602% 0.11708 250.455).

What colors go well with #165995?

The complementary color of #165995 is #7f4800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00637f and #4c4d96. The triadic partners are #8b3647 and #40630c.

Is white or black text more readable on #165995?

White text reads better on #165995: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and black gives 2.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #165995 a warm or cool color?

#165995 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 45.6% and its chroma 0.117.