#1559de

Color #1559de

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 10.92 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#1559de

RGB

rgb(21, 89, 222)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 82.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 90.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(90.5%, 59.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(42.12, 31.55, -72.92)

LCH

lch(42.12, 79.45, 293.4)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.2133, 262.02)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 8.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#de9a15

Analogous

#15bdde

#1559de

#3515de

Triadic

#1559de

#de1559

#59de15

Split-complementary

#1559de

#de3515

#bdde15

Tetradic

#1559de

#9a15de

#de9a15

#59de15

Square

#1559de

#de15bd

#de9a15

#15de35

Shades

Color #1559de mixed toward black.

#114ab9

#0e3b94

#0a2c6f

#071e4a

#030f25

Tints

Color #1559de mixed toward white.

#3472ec

#5c8ef0

#85aaf3

#aec7f7

#d6e3fb

Tones

Color #1559de mixed toward gray.

#265ecd

#3664bc

#4769ac

#586f9b

#69748a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3ec8 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#3a35c2 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#1db4af · ΔE 42.9

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 28.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #1559de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1559de]

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

#1559de (#1559de) is rgb(21, 89, 222) in RGB.

No, #1559de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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