#15559E#15559E

#15559E is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.134 H 255.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#15559E
RGB	rgb(21, 85, 158)
HSL	hsl(212, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(212, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.7%, 46.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.22, 8.78, -45.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.22, 45.95, 281.02°)
OKLab	oklab(45.25% -0.0343 -0.1295)
OKLCH	oklch(45.25% 0.134 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.7270, 9.1238, 33.5895)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#15559E #9E5E15

analogous

#15999E #15559E #1A159E

triadic

#15559E #9E1555 #559E15

tetradic

#15559E #9E1599 #9E5E15 #159E1A

square

#15559E #9E1599 #9E5E15 #159E1A

split-complementary

#15559E #9E1A15 #999E15

monochromatic

#071B32 #0E3868 #15559E #1C72D4 #4791E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#15559E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#15559E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #15559E

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##15559E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##15559E	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5CA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A509D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #15559e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 85, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.134 255.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d84bb',
    500: '#15559e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #15559e;
$custom-light: #6d84bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#15559e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.971,
    "s": 76.536,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45249,
    "c": 0.13401,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#15559E

secondary

#C78C47

accent

#9A35F3

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#080A12

muted

#7B7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #15559E

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

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