#147dbd

Color #147dbd

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.32 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#147dbd

RGB

rgb(20, 125, 189)

HSL

hsl(202.7, 80.9%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.7, 89.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(89.4%, 33.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(50.08, -4.21, -41.2)

LCH

lch(50.08, 41.41, 264.17)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.1314, 243.22)

HWB

hwb(202.7, 7.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd5414

Analogous

#14bda9

#147dbd

#1429bd

Triadic

#147dbd

#bd147d

#7dbd14

Split-complementary

#147dbd

#bd1429

#bda914

Tetradic

#147dbd

#5414bd

#bd5414

#7dbd14

Square

#147dbd

#a914bd

#bd5414

#29bd14

Shades

Color #147dbd mixed toward black.

#11689e

#0d537e

#0a3f5f

#072a3f

#031520

Tints

Color #147dbd mixed toward white.

#1c9ae7

#4aaeec

#77c3f1

#a4d7f5

#d2ebfa

Tones

Color #147dbd mixed toward gray.

#227aaf

#3076a1

#3e7393

#4c6f85

#5a6c77

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5657b0 · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#5149ad · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#23a5a3 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 21.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #147dbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#147dbd]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#147dbd (#147dbd) is rgb(20, 125, 189) in RGB.

No, #147dbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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