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#1c5c8a color: Sapphire Lace

#1c5c8a is rgb(28, 92, 138) in RGB and oklch(45.805% 0.0981 244.512) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

45.8%
0.098
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.95:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #1c5c8a

#1c5c8a is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.13:1 contrast and black text 2.95:1, 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: #1c5c8a mixed with white

  1. 1c5c8a
  2. 366c96
  3. 4d7ba2
  4. 628bad
  5. 789bb9
  6. 8eabc5
  7. a4bcd0
  8. baccdc
  9. d1dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #1c5c8a mixed with black

  1. 1c5c8a
  2. 174f77
  3. 124265
  4. 0d3653
  5. 082a42
  6. 051f32
  7. 021422
  8. 010a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #1c5c8a with less saturation

  1. 1c5c8a
  2. 265c85
  3. 2d5c80
  4. 345b7b
  5. 3a5b76
  6. 405b71
  7. 455a6c
  8. 4a5a67
  9. 4f5962
  10. 53585d

Questions about #1c5c8a

What color is #1c5c8a?

#1c5c8a is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(28, 92, 138), in HSL hsl(205.09, 66.27%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.805% 0.0981 244.512).

What colors go well with #1c5c8a?

The complementary color of #1c5c8a is #7c4a0b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006479 and #47528e. The triadic partners are #833d51 and #4c601a.

Is white or black text more readable on #1c5c8a?

White text reads better on #1c5c8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and black gives 2.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1c5c8a a warm or cool color?

#1c5c8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.098.