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#16617c color: Blue Sapphire

#16617c is rgb(22, 97, 124) in RGB and oklch(46.169% 0.08159 227.594) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

46.2%
0.082
228°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #16617c

#16617c is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 228°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.92:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #16617c mixed with white

  1. 16617c
  2. 347089
  3. 4b7f95
  4. 628ea2
  5. 789eaf
  6. 8eaebc
  7. a4bec9
  8. baced7
  9. d1dee4
  10. e8eef1

Darker: #16617c mixed with black

  1. 16617c
  2. 12536b
  3. 0d465a
  4. 09394a
  5. 062d3b
  6. 03212c
  7. 02151e
  8. 010b11
  9. 000305
  10. 000001

Calmer: #16617c with less saturation

  1. 16617c
  2. 226079
  3. 2c6075
  4. 335f72
  5. 3a5e6e
  6. 405d6b
  7. 455c67
  8. 4b5c63
  9. 4f5b60
  10. 54595c

Questions about #16617c

What color is #16617c?

#16617c is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(22, 97, 124), in HSL hsl(195.88, 69.86%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.169% 0.08159 227.594).

What colors go well with #16617c?

The complementary color of #16617c is #7d492e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006669 and #3a5986. The triadic partners are #794561 and #5d5c1f.

Is white or black text more readable on #16617c?

White text reads better on #16617c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16617c a warm or cool color?

#16617c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.082.