#15a8cf

Color #15a8cf

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 15.92 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#15a8cf

RGB

rgb(21, 168, 207)

HSL

hsl(192.6, 81.6%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.6, 89.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(89.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(63.89, -21.58, -29.77)

LCH

lch(63.89, 36.77, 234.06)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.1231, 222.79)

HWB

hwb(192.6, 8.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf3c15

Analogous

#15cf99

#15a8cf

#154bcf

Triadic

#15a8cf

#cf15a8

#a8cf15

Split-complementary

#15a8cf

#cf154b

#cf9915

Tetradic

#15a8cf

#3c15cf

#cf3c15

#a8cf15

Square

#15a8cf

#9915cf

#cf3c15

#4bcf15

Shades

Color #15a8cf mixed toward black.

#118cac

#0e708a

#0a5467

#073845

#031c22

Tints

Color #15a8cf mixed toward white.

#2ac1e9

#54cdee

#7fdaf2

#aae6f6

#d4f3fb

Tones

Color #15a8cf mixed toward gray.

#249fbf

#3496b0

#438da0

#538491

#627b81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7475c6 · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#6d62c4 · ΔE 31.3

Tritanopia

#2dbfbe · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #15a8cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#15a8cf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Frequently asked questions

#15a8cf (#15a8cf) is rgb(21, 168, 207) in RGB.

No, #15a8cf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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