#151979#151979

#151979 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.157 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#151979
RGB	rgb(21, 25, 121)
HSL	hsl(238, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(238, 83%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.6%, 79.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.67, 34.62, -54.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.67, 64.18, 302.64°)
OKLab	oklab(29.64% 0.0004 -0.1565)
OKLCH	oklch(29.64% 0.157 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.1069, 2.2347, 18.3003)
Luminance	0.0223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#151979 #797515

analogous

#154B79 #151979 #431579

triadic

#151979 #791519 #197915

tetradic

#151979 #79154B #797515 #157943

square

#151979 #79154B #797515 #157943

split-complementary

#151979 #794315 #4B7915

monochromatic

#05051A #0C0E45 #151979 #1E24AD #2E35DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.51

#151979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#151979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #151979

14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##151979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##151979	1.00	14.51	1.45	14.51
#FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002E7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002477

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003648

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #151979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 25, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.157 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6757a1',
    500: '#151979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #151979;
$custom-light: #6757a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#151979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.6,
    "s": 70.423,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29636,
    "c": 0.15652,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#151979

secondary

#AFAA3B

accent

#E63BED

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECE9F3

border

#C7C5CD

text

#07030F

muted

#7A787F

Preview Lab

Preview with #151979

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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