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#1665a0 color: LED Blue

#1665a0 is rgb(22, 101, 160) in RGB and oklch(49.213% 0.1187 246.89) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

49.2%
0.119
247°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #1665a0

#1665a0 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.17:1 contrast and black text 3.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is LED Blue (#0066a3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #1665a0 mixed with white

  1. 1665a0
  2. 3474aa
  3. 4c83b4
  4. 6392be
  5. 79a2c7
  6. 8fb1d1
  7. a5c0da
  8. bbd0e4
  9. d1dfed
  10. e8eff6

Darker: #1665a0 mixed with black

  1. 1665a0
  2. 12578b
  3. 0d4976
  4. 093c61
  5. 062f4e
  6. 03223b
  7. 021729
  8. 010c19
  9. 000309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #1665a0 with less saturation

  1. 1665a0
  2. 24659a
  3. 2e6594
  4. 37658e
  5. 3e6587
  6. 456481
  7. 4b647b
  8. 516375
  9. 56636e
  10. 5c6268

Questions about #1665a0

What color is #1665a0?

#1665a0 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is LED Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 101, 160), in HSL hsl(205.65, 75.82%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.213% 0.1187 246.89).

What colors go well with #1665a0?

The complementary color of #1665a0 is #8d5100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006f89 and #5158a3. The triadic partners are #974055 and #4f6d11.

Is white or black text more readable on #1665a0?

White text reads better on #1665a0: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and black gives 3.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1665a0 a warm or cool color?

#1665a0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.119.