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#168dcc color: Zürich Blue

#168dcc is rgb(22, 141, 204) in RGB and oklch(61.359% 0.13449 239.815) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

61.4%
0.134
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.67:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #168dcc

#168dcc is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.4% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.67:1 contrast and black text 5.72:1, 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: #168dcc mixed with white

  1. 168dcc
  2. 3d99d2
  3. 57a4d7
  4. 6eb0dd
  5. 84bbe2
  6. 99c6e7
  7. add2ec
  8. c2ddf1
  9. d6e8f6
  10. ebf4fb

Darker: #168dcc mixed with black

  1. 168dcc
  2. 127ab1
  3. 0d6797
  4. 09557e
  5. 064465
  6. 03334e
  7. 022337
  8. 011422
  9. 00070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #168dcc with less saturation

  1. 168dcc
  2. 2e8dc5
  3. 3e8cbe
  4. 4a8cb7
  5. 558bb0
  6. 5e8aa9
  7. 6789a2
  8. 6f889a
  9. 768793
  10. 7d868c

Questions about #168dcc

What color is #168dcc?

#168dcc is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Zürich Blue. In RGB it is rgb(22, 141, 204), in HSL hsl(200.77, 80.53%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.359% 0.13449 239.815).

What colors go well with #168dcc?

The complementary color of #168dcc is #be6e1b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097ad and #657ed5. The triadic partners are #c35e81 and #7b8f1e.

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

White text reads better on #168dcc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and black gives 5.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #168dcc a warm or cool color?

#168dcc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 61.4% and its chroma 0.134.