#152a59

Color #152a59

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.36 Nearest Tailwind class blue-950 #162456 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#152a59

RGB

rgb(21, 42, 89)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 61.8%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 76.4%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.4%, 52.8%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(18.08, 10.04, -30.82)

LCH

lch(18.08, 32.41, 288.04)

OKLCH

oklch(29.7%, 0.0889, 263.74)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 8.2%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#594415

Analogous

#154c59

#152a59

#221559

Triadic

#152a59

#59152a

#2a5915

Split-complementary

#152a59

#592215

#4c5915

Tetradic

#152a59

#441559

#594415

#2a5915

Square

#152a59

#59154c

#594415

#155922

Shades

Color #152a59 mixed toward black.

#12234a

#0e1c3b

#0b152d

#070e1e

#04070f

Tints

Color #152a59 mixed toward white.

#22438f

#2e5dc5

#5d83d9

#93ade6

#c9d6f2

Tones

Color #152a59 mixed toward gray.

#1b2c53

#202e4e

#263148

#2c3342

#31353d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#202051 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#1f1d4e · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#164947 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 19.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #152a59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#152a59]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#152a59 (#152a59) is rgb(21, 42, 89) in RGB.

No, #152a59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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