#15b6fa

Color #15b6fa

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 4.78 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#15b6fa

RGB

rgb(21, 182, 250)

HSL

hsl(197.8, 95.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.8, 91.6%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(91.6%, 27.2%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(69.83, -14.04, -44.08)

LCH

lch(69.83, 46.26, 252.33)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.1522, 235.06)

HWB

hwb(197.8, 8.2%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fa5915

Analogous

#15facb

#15b6fa

#1543fa

Triadic

#15b6fa

#fa15b6

#b6fa15

Split-complementary

#15b6fa

#fa1543

#facb15

Tetradic

#15b6fa

#5915fa

#fa5915

#b6fa15

Square

#15b6fa

#cb15fa

#fa5915

#43fa15

Shades

Color #15b6fa mixed toward black.

#059ddd

#047db1

#035e85

#023f58

#011f2c

Tints

Color #15b6fa mixed toward white.

#3cc2fb

#63cefc

#8adafc

#b1e7fd

#d8f3fe

Tones

Color #15b6fa mixed toward gray.

#28aee7

#3ba6d4

#4e9fc1

#6197ae

#748f9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7fec · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#766be8 · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#31e0dd · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #15b6fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#15b6fa]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#15b6fa (#15b6fa) is rgb(21, 182, 250) in RGB.

No, #15b6fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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