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#166993 color: Sea Blue

#166993 is rgb(22, 105, 147) in RGB and oklch(49.444% 0.09991 237.066) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

49.4%
0.100
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #166993

#166993 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.04:1 contrast and black text 3.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #166993 mixed with white

  1. 166993
  2. 35779e
  3. 4d86a9
  4. 6495b4
  5. 7aa4be
  6. 90b2c9
  7. a6c2d4
  8. bcd1df
  9. d2e0e9
  10. e8eff4

Darker: #166993 mixed with black

  1. 166993
  2. 125a7f
  3. 0d4c6c
  4. 093e59
  5. 063147
  6. 032436
  7. 021825
  8. 010c16
  9. 000408
  10. 000001

Calmer: #166993 with less saturation

  1. 166993
  2. 25698e
  3. 2f6889
  4. 386885
  5. 3f6780
  6. 46667b
  7. 4c6576
  8. 526571
  9. 57646c
  10. 5d6367

Questions about #166993

What color is #166993?

#166993 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sea Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 105, 147), in HSL hsl(200.16, 73.96%, 33.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.444% 0.09991 237.066).

What colors go well with #166993?

The complementary color of #166993 is #8c5120. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00717e and #485f9a. The triadic partners are #8e4762 and #5e691c.

Is white or black text more readable on #166993?

White text reads better on #166993: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and black gives 3.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #166993 a warm or cool color?

#166993 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.1.