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#223b60 color: Navy Peony

#223b60 is rgb(34, 59, 96) in RGB and oklch(35.151% 0.072 258.052) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

35.2%
0.072
258°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #223b60

#223b60 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 35.2% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.28:1 contrast and black text 1.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Navy Peony (#223a5e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #223b60 mixed with white

  1. 223b60
  2. 364d6f
  3. 4a5f7f
  4. 5e728e
  5. 74859e
  6. 8a98ae
  7. a0acbe
  8. b7c0ce
  9. cfd5de
  10. e7eaee

Darker: #223b60 mixed with black

  1. 223b60
  2. 1c3252
  3. 162945
  4. 112138
  5. 0b192c
  6. 071120
  7. 030915
  8. 01040a
  9. 000103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #223b60 with less saturation

  1. 223b60
  2. 253b5c
  3. 283b59
  4. 2a3c55
  5. 2d3c52
  6. 2f3c4e
  7. 323c4a
  8. 343b46
  9. 363b43
  10. 393b3f

Questions about #223b60

What color is #223b60?

#223b60 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Navy Peony. In RGB it is rgb(34, 59, 96), in HSL hsl(215.81, 47.69%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.151% 0.072 258.052).

What colors go well with #223b60?

The complementary color of #223b60 is #4f3502. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004258 and #39345e. The triadic partners are #5b2a2c and #27441d.

Is white or black text more readable on #223b60?

White text reads better on #223b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and black gives 1.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #223b60 a warm or cool color?

#223b60 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 35.2% and its chroma 0.072.