#157990#157990

#157990 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.091 H 218.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157990
RGB	rgb(21, 121, 144)
HSL	hsl(191, 75%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(191, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.4%, 16%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.77, -18.50, -20.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.77, 27.35, 227.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% -0.0713 -0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.091 218.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1785, 15.8462, 28.7969)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#157990 #902C15

analogous

#15906A #157990 #153B90

triadic

#157990 #901579 #799015

tetradic

#157990 #6A1590 #902C15 #3B9015

square

#157990 #6A1590 #902C15 #3B9015

split-complementary

#157990 #90153B #906A15

monochromatic

#051F25 #0D4C5B #157990 #1DA6C5 #3DC4E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#157990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#157990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157990

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157990	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A7591

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6A90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 121, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.091 218.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ba0b0',
    500: '#157990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157990;
$custom-light: #6ba0b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.22,
    "s": 74.545,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53366,
    "c": 0.09092,
    "h": 218.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157990

secondary

#C2573E

accent

#5A37F1

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #157990

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

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