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#1669ae color: Barbados Blue

#1669ae is rgb(22, 105, 174) in RGB and oklch(51.053% 0.13226 249.55) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

51.1%
0.132
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.67:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #1669ae

#1669ae is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.1% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.73:1 contrast and black text 3.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Barbados Blue (#2766ac). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #1669ae mixed with white

  1. 1669ae
  2. 3578b7
  3. 4d87bf
  4. 6496c8
  5. 7aa5d0
  6. 90b4d8
  7. a6c2e0
  8. bcd1e8
  9. d2e1f0
  10. e8f0f8

Darker: #1669ae mixed with black

  1. 1669ae
  2. 125a97
  3. 0d4c80
  4. 093e6a
  5. 063155
  6. 032441
  7. 02182e
  8. 010c1c
  9. 00040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #1669ae with less saturation

  1. 1669ae
  2. 2569a7
  3. 306aa0
  4. 396a99
  5. 416992
  6. 48698b
  7. 4f6984
  8. 55687c
  9. 5b6875
  10. 61676e

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Colors that go with #1669ae

Complementary
#1669ae#955500
Analogous
#1669ae#007492#585bb0
Triadic
#1669ae#a34055#4d740a
Split
#1669ae#a34624#786600

Questions about #1669ae

What color is #1669ae?

#1669ae is bright blue. The closest named color is Barbados Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 105, 174), in HSL hsl(207.24, 77.55%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.053% 0.13226 249.55).

What colors go well with #1669ae?

The complementary color of #1669ae is #955500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007492 and #585bb0. The triadic partners are #a34055 and #4d740a.

Is white or black text more readable on #1669ae?

White text reads better on #1669ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and black gives 3.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1669ae a warm or cool color?

#1669ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 51.1% and its chroma 0.132.