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#168ccd color: Zürich Blue

#168ccd is rgb(22, 140, 205) in RGB and oklch(61.178% 0.13636 240.825) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

61.2%
0.136
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #168ccd

#168ccd is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.2% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.71:1 contrast and black text 5.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Zürich Blue (#248bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #168ccd mixed with white

  1. 168ccd
  2. 3c98d3
  3. 57a3d8
  4. 6eafde
  5. 83bbe3
  6. 98c6e8
  7. add1ed
  8. c2ddf2
  9. d6e8f6
  10. eaf4fb

Darker: #168ccd mixed with black

  1. 168ccd
  2. 1279b2
  3. 0d6798
  4. 09557e
  5. 064366
  6. 03334e
  7. 022338
  8. 011423
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #168ccd with less saturation

  1. 168ccd
  2. 2e8cc6
  3. 3d8bbf
  4. 4a8bb8
  5. 548ab0
  6. 5e89a9
  7. 6688a2
  8. 6e879a
  9. 768693
  10. 7d858b

Questions about #168ccd

What color is #168ccd?

#168ccd is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Zürich Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 140, 205), in HSL hsl(201.31, 80.62%, 44.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.178% 0.13636 240.825).

What colors go well with #168ccd?

The complementary color of #168ccd is #bd6d13. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097ae and #667dd5. The triadic partners are #c45d7f and #788f1c.

Is white or black text more readable on #168ccd?

White text reads better on #168ccd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and black gives 5.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #168ccd a warm or cool color?

#168ccd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 61.2% and its chroma 0.136.