#156E8F#156E8F
#156E8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.093 H 229.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #156E8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(21, 110, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 74%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85.3%, 23.1%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.20, -12.70, -25.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.20, 28.11, 243.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.49% -0.0609 -0.0706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.49% 0.093 229.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8411, 13.2931, 27.9757) |
| Luminance | 0.1329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.32
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 3.03
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 4.85
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.25
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.45
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#156E8F #8F3615
analogous
#158F73 #156E8F #15318F
triadic
#156E8F #8F156E #6E8F15
tetradic
#156E8F #73158F #8F3615 #318F15
square
#156E8F #73158F #8F3615 #318F15
split-complementary
#156E8F #8F1531 #8F7315
monochromatic
#051C24 #0D455A #156E8F #1D97C4 #3CB5E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.74
#156E8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.66
#156E8F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #156E8F
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##156E8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##156E8F | 1.00 | 5.74 | 3.66 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D6C91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D618F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007779
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #156e8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 110, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.093 229.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a97b0',
500: '#156e8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #156e8f; $custom-light: #6a97b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#156e8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 21,
"g": 110,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.23,
"s": 74.39,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50486,
"c": 0.09326,
"h": 229.2
},
"luminance": 0.13294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#156E8F
secondary
#C2623E
accent
#6937F1
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F4
border
#C7CCCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7A7E7F