#157FA0#157FA0

#157FA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.101 H 225.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#157FA0
RGB	rgb(21, 127, 160)
HSL	hsl(194, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(194, 87%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.34, -16.09, -25.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.34, 30.21, 237.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% -0.0707 -0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.101 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2411, 17.8744, 35.9504)
Luminance	0.1788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#157FA0 #A03615

analogous

#15A07C #157FA0 #1539A0

triadic

#157FA0 #A0157F #7FA015

tetradic

#157FA0 #7C15A0 #A03615 #39A015

square

#157FA0 #7C15A0 #A03615 #39A015

split-complementary

#157FA0 #A01539 #A07C15

monochromatic

#072934 #0E546A #157FA0 #1CAAD6 #48C1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#157FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#157FA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #157FA0

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##157FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##157FA0	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7CA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B70A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00898A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #157fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 127, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.101 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa4bc',
    500: '#157fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #157fa0;
$custom-light: #6fa4bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#157fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.245,
    "s": 76.796,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55652,
    "c": 0.10082,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#157FA0

secondary

#C86749

accent

#6234F3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F12

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #157FA0

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

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