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#234166 color: Elmer’s Echo

#234166 is rgb(35, 65, 102) in RGB and oklch(37.095% 0.07355 254.621) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

37.1%
0.074
255°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • slate-700
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #234166

#234166 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 37.1% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast and black text 2.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elmer’s Echo (#264066). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #234166 mixed with white

  1. 234166
  2. 375275
  3. 4b6484
  4. 607693
  5. 7589a2
  6. 8b9cb1
  7. a1afc0
  8. b8c2d0
  9. cfd6df
  10. e7eaef

Darker: #234166 mixed with black

  1. 234166
  2. 1d3758
  3. 172e4a
  4. 11253c
  5. 0c1c2f
  6. 071323
  7. 040b17
  8. 01050c
  9. 000104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #234166 with less saturation

  1. 234166
  2. 264162
  3. 2a415f
  4. 2d415b
  5. 304157
  6. 334153
  7. 354150
  8. 38414c
  9. 3b4148
  10. 3d4044

Questions about #234166

What color is #234166?

#234166 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Elmer’s Echo. In RGB it is rgb(35, 65, 102), in HSL hsl(213.13, 48.91%, 26.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.095% 0.07355 254.621).

What colors go well with #234166?

The complementary color of #234166 is #573907. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00485d and #3c3a65. The triadic partners are #612e34 and #2f481e.

Is white or black text more readable on #234166?

White text reads better on #234166: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and black gives 2.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #234166 a warm or cool color?

#234166 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 37.1% and its chroma 0.074.