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#1a5c8a color: Sapphire Lace

#1a5c8a is rgb(26, 92, 138) in RGB and oklch(45.751% 0.09877 244.049) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

45.8%
0.099
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #1a5c8a

#1a5c8a is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.14:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #1a5c8a mixed with white

  1. 1a5c8a
  2. 356c96
  3. 4c7ba2
  4. 628bad
  5. 789bb9
  6. 8eabc5
  7. a4bcd0
  8. baccdc
  9. d1dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #1a5c8a mixed with black

  1. 1a5c8a
  2. 154f77
  3. 104265
  4. 0c3653
  5. 072a42
  6. 041f32
  7. 021422
  8. 010a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #1a5c8a with less saturation

  1. 1a5c8a
  2. 245c85
  3. 2c5c80
  4. 335b7b
  5. 3a5b76
  6. 3f5b71
  7. 455a6c
  8. 4a5967
  9. 4e5962
  10. 53585d

Questions about #1a5c8a

What color is #1a5c8a?

#1a5c8a is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(26, 92, 138), in HSL hsl(204.64, 68.29%, 32.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.751% 0.09877 244.049).

What colors go well with #1a5c8a?

The complementary color of #1a5c8a is #7d490a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006479 and #47528e. The triadic partners are #833d51 and #4c6019.

Is white or black text more readable on #1a5c8a?

White text reads better on #1a5c8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1a5c8a a warm or cool color?

#1a5c8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.099.