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#167cd0 color: Electron Blue

#167cd0 is rgb(22, 124, 208) in RGB and oklch(57.633% 0.15486 250.048) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

57.6%
0.155
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.35:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #167cd0

#167cd0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.35:1 contrast and black text 4.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Electron Blue (#0881d1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #167cd0 mixed with white

  1. 167cd0
  2. 398ad6
  3. 5297db
  4. 69a4e0
  5. 7fb1e6
  6. 94beea
  7. aacbef
  8. bfd8f3
  9. d4e5f7
  10. e9f2fb

Darker: #167cd0 mixed with black

  1. 167cd0
  2. 126bb5
  3. 0d5a9a
  4. 094a80
  5. 063b67
  6. 032c4f
  7. 021e39
  8. 011123
  9. 000510
  10. 000102

Calmer: #167cd0 with less saturation

  1. 167cd0
  2. 2a7dc8
  3. 387dbf
  4. 437db7
  5. 4c7dae
  6. 557da6
  7. 5d7c9d
  8. 657c94
  9. 6c7b8b
  10. 737a82

Questions about #167cd0

What color is #167cd0?

#167cd0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Electron Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 124, 208), in HSL hsl(207.1, 80.87%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.633% 0.15486 250.048).

What colors go well with #167cd0?

The complementary color of #167cd0 is #ae6600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0089ac and #6a6ad2. The triadic partners are #c24a64 and #598a01.

Is white or black text more readable on #167cd0?

White text reads better on #167cd0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and black gives 4.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #167cd0 a warm or cool color?

#167cd0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.155.