#157fe9

Color #157fe9

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#157fe9

RGB

rgb(21, 127, 233)

HSL

hsl(210, 83.5%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 91%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(91%, 45.5%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(53.19, 11.54, -61.17)

LCH

lch(53.19, 62.25, 280.68)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.1829, 254.13)

HWB

hwb(210, 8.2%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e97f15

Analogous

#15e9e9

#157fe9

#1515e9

Triadic

#157fe9

#e9157f

#7fe915

Split-complementary

#157fe9

#e91515

#e9e915

Tetradic

#157fe9

#7f15e9

#e97f15

#7fe915

Square

#157fe9

#e915e9

#e97f15

#15e915

Shades

Color #157fe9 mixed toward black.

#116ac2

#0e559b

#0a3f75

#072a4e

#031527

Tints

Color #157fe9 mixed toward white.

#3b94ed

#62aaf1

#8abff4

#b1d4f8

#d8eafb

Tones

Color #157fe9 mixed toward gray.

#277fd7

#387fc6

#4a7fb4

#5c7fa2

#6d7f91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5758d6 · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#524ad0 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#24c4c0 · ΔE 35.2

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 25.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #157fe9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#157fe9]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#157fe9 (#157fe9) is rgb(21, 127, 233) in RGB.

No, #157fe9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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