#152251#152251

#152251 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.1% C 0.088 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#152251
RGB	rgb(21, 34, 81)
HSL	hsl(227, 59%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(227, 74%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 58%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.94, 12.64, -30.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.94, 33.02, 292.50°)
OKLab	oklab(27.14% -0.0025 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(27.14% 0.088 268.4)
XYZ	xyz(2.3660, 1.8973, 8.0245)
Luminance	0.0190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#152251 #514415

analogous

#154051 #152251 #261551

triadic

#152251 #511522 #225115

tetradic

#152251 #511540 #514415 #155126

square

#152251 #511540 #514415 #155126

split-complementary

#152251 #512615 #405115

monochromatic

#060A18 #080E20 #152251 #223682 #2E4BB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.22

#152251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.38

#152251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #152251

15.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##152251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##152251	1.00	15.22	1.38	15.22
#FFFFFF	15.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#042853

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002350

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002D35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#262626

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #152251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 34, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.1% 0.088 268.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b5c82',
    500: '#152251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #152251;
$custom-light: #5b5c82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#152251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2714,
    "c": 0.08772,
    "h": 268.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.01898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#152251

secondary

#897839

accent

#C046E2

background

#F5F5F8

surface

#E9E9EF

border

#C5C5CA

text

#04040A

muted

#79797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #152251

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

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