#157EA0#157EA0

#157EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.101 H 226.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157EA0
RGB	rgb(21, 126, 160)
HSL	hsl(195, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(195, 87%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.9%, 21.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, -15.53, -26.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 30.34, 239.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% -0.0697 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.101 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.1126, 17.6174, 35.9076)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157EA0 #A03715

analogous

#15A07C #157EA0 #1539A0

triadic

#157EA0 #A0157E #7EA015

tetradic

#157EA0 #7C15A0 #A03715 #39A015

square

#157EA0 #7C15A0 #A03715 #39A015

split-complementary

#157EA0 #A01539 #A07C15

monochromatic

#072934 #0E536A #157EA0 #1CA9D6 #48C0E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#157EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#157EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157EA0

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157EA0	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008889

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 126, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.101 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa3bc',
    500: '#157ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157ea0;
$custom-light: #6fa3bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.676,
    "s": 76.796,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.554,
    "c": 0.10117,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157EA0

secondary

#C86849

accent

#6334F3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #157EA0

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

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