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#166186 color: Blue Velvet

#166186 is rgb(22, 97, 134) in RGB and oklch(46.696% 0.09143 235.929) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

46.7%
0.091
236°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.09:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #166186

#166186 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 236°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast and black text 3.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Velvet (#0d6183). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #166186 mixed with white

  1. 166186
  2. 347092
  3. 4b7f9e
  4. 628faa
  5. 789eb6
  6. 8eaec2
  7. a4bece
  8. baceda
  9. d1dee7
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #166186 mixed with black

  1. 166186
  2. 125374
  3. 0d4662
  4. 093951
  5. 062d40
  6. 032130
  7. 021521
  8. 010b13
  9. 000306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #166186 with less saturation

  1. 166186
  2. 236182
  3. 2c607d
  4. 346079
  5. 3a5f75
  6. 415e70
  7. 465e6c
  8. 4c5d68
  9. 515c63
  10. 555b5e

Questions about #166186

What color is #166186?

#166186 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(22, 97, 134), in HSL hsl(199.82, 71.79%, 30.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.696% 0.09143 235.929).

What colors go well with #166186?

The complementary color of #166186 is #804b21. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006873 and #42588d. The triadic partners are #81435c and #58601b.

Is white or black text more readable on #166186?

White text reads better on #166186: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and black gives 3.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166186 a warm or cool color?

#166186 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 236 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.091.