#151779

Color #151779

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 6.57 Nearest Tailwind class violet-950 #2f0d68 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#151779

RGB

rgb(21, 23, 121)

HSL

hsl(238.8, 70.4%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.8, 82.6%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.6%, 81%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(16.27, 35.78, -54.71)

LCH

lch(16.27, 65.37, 303.18)

OKLCH

oklch(29.3%, 0.1584, 270.4)

HWB

hwb(238.8, 8.2%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797715

Analogous

#154979

#151779

#451579

Triadic

#151779

#791517

#177915

Split-complementary

#151779

#794515

#497915

Tetradic

#151779

#771579

#797715

#177915

Square

#151779

#791549

#797715

#157945

Shades

Color #151779 mixed toward black.

#111365

#0e0f51

#0a0b3c

#070828

#030414

Tints

Color #151779 mixed toward white.

#1e21ad

#2e31db

#6265e4

#9698ed

#cbccf6

Tones

Color #151779 mixed toward gray.

#1d1f70

#262768

#2e2f60

#363758

#3f3f4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#16166b · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#161667 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#155e5b · ΔE 34.7

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 26.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #151779;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#151779]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#151779 (#151779) is rgb(21, 23, 121) in RGB.

No, #151779 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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