#15779F#15779F

#15779F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.104 H 232.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#15779F
RGB	rgb(21, 119, 159)
HSL	hsl(197, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(197, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.8%, 25.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, -11.94, -28.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 31.33, 247.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% -0.0635 -0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.104 232.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1615, 15.8546, 35.1607)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#15779F #9F3D15

analogous

#159F82 #15779F #15329F

triadic

#15779F #9F1577 #779F15

tetradic

#15779F #82159F #9F3D15 #329F15

square

#15779F #82159F #9F3D15 #329F15

split-complementary

#15779F #9F1532 #9F8215

monochromatic

#072633 #0E4F69 #15779F #1C9FD5 #48B9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#15779F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#15779F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #15779F

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##15779F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##15779F	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6376A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51699E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008285

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #15779f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 119, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.104 232.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e9ebb',
    500: '#15779f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #15779f;
$custom-light: #6e9ebb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#15779f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.391,
    "s": 76.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53588,
    "c": 0.10354,
    "h": 232.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#15779F

secondary

#C86D48

accent

#6C35F3

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #15779F

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

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