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#151F70 Color

#151F70 is rgb(21, 31, 112) in RGB, hsl(233, 68%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 72%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#151F70
HEX#151F70
RGBrgb(21, 31, 112)
HSLhsl(233, 68%, 26%)
HSVhsv(233, 81%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 72%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(29.6% 0.138 269.6)
LABlab(16.16% 21.59 -48.88)
LCHlch(16.16% 53.44 293.83)

What #151F70 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #151F70, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#151F70 Channel Values

How #151F70 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 21 · G 31 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 68% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 81% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.37:1 vs white · 1.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #151F70 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #151F70

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #151F70; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #151F70

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #151F70 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#151F70
Protanopia#1E1E70
Protanomaly#1A1E70
Deuteranopia#1C1C70
Deuteranomaly#191D70
Tritanopia#003232
Tritanomaly#002C52
Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #151F70 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-151f70: #151F70;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #151F70;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-151f70': '#151F70' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.122, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_151f70">#151F70</color>
SVG fillfill="#151F70"

More Blue Colors

#151F70 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#151F70 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #151F70?

#151F70 is a dark blue — rgb(21, 31, 112) in RGB and hsl(233, 68%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.67.

What is the RGB value of #151F70?

#151F70 is rgb(21, 31, 112) — red 21, green 31, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #151F70?

#151F70 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 72%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #151F70 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #151F70 scores 14.37:1 against white and 1.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #151F70 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #151F70 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 4.96, which is very hard to tell apart.

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