#156990#156990

#156990 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.097 H 234.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156990
RGB	rgb(21, 105, 144)
HSL	hsl(199, 75%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(199, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.4%, 27.1%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, -9.40, -28.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 29.62, 251.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% -0.0557 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.097 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3928, 12.2749, 28.2017)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156990 #903C15

analogous

#159079 #156990 #152C90

triadic

#156990 #901569 #699015

tetradic

#156990 #791590 #903C15 #2C9015

square

#156990 #791590 #903C15 #2C9015

split-complementary

#156990 #90152C #907915

monochromatic

#051B25 #0D425B #156990 #1D90C5 #3DAEE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#156990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#156990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156990

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156990	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566892

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465D8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 105, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.097 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a93b0',
    500: '#156990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156990;
$custom-light: #6a93b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.024,
    "s": 74.545,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49262,
    "c": 0.097,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156990

secondary

#C2683E

accent

#7237F1

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F5

border

#C7CBCF

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #156990

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

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