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#16627e color: Blue Sapphire

#16627e is rgb(22, 98, 126) in RGB and oklch(46.533% 0.08296 228.243) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

46.5%
0.083
228°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #16627e

#16627e is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.5% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 228°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.81:1 contrast and black text 3.08:1, 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: #16627e mixed with white

  1. 16627e
  2. 34718b
  3. 4c8097
  4. 628fa4
  5. 789fb1
  6. 8eaebd
  7. a4beca
  8. bbced7
  9. d1dee5
  10. e8eef2

Darker: #16627e mixed with black

  1. 16627e
  2. 12546d
  3. 0d475c
  4. 093a4c
  5. 062d3c
  6. 03212d
  7. 02161f
  8. 010b11
  9. 000305
  10. 000001

Calmer: #16627e with less saturation

  1. 16627e
  2. 23617a
  3. 2c6177
  4. 346073
  5. 3a5f70
  6. 415e6c
  7. 465d68
  8. 4b5d65
  9. 505c61
  10. 555a5d

Questions about #16627e

What color is #16627e?

#16627e is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(22, 98, 126), in HSL hsl(196.15, 70.27%, 29.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.533% 0.08296 228.243).

What colors go well with #16627e?

The complementary color of #16627e is #7f4a2e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00676a and #3c5a88. The triadic partners are #7b4561 and #5e5d1f.

Is white or black text more readable on #16627e?

White text reads better on #16627e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and black gives 3.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16627e a warm or cool color?

#16627e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 46.5% and its chroma 0.083.