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#154160 Color

#154160 is rgb(21, 65, 96) in RGB, hsl(205, 64%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(78%, 32%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#154160
HEX#154160
RGBrgb(21, 65, 96)
HSLhsl(205, 64%, 23%)
HSVhsv(205, 78%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 32%, 0%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(36.1% 0.072 243.2)
LABlab(25.76% -6.39 -23.12)
LCHlch(25.76% 23.99 254.55)

What #154160 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 #154160, 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.

#154160 Channel Values

How #154160 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 65 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 64% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 78% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 78% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.73:1 vs white · 1.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #154160 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 text10.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #154160

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #154160; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #154160

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #154160 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#154160
Protanopia#3C3C60
Protanomaly#303E60
Deuteranopia#373760
Deuteranomaly#2D3B60
Tritanopia#004646
Tritanomaly#094452
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #154160 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-154160: #154160;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #154160;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-154160': '#154160' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.255, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_154160">#154160</color>
SVG fillfill="#154160"

More Blue Colors

#154160 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#154160 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #154160?

#154160 is a dark blue — rgb(21, 65, 96) in RGB and hsl(205, 64%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #154160?

#154160 is rgb(21, 65, 96) — red 21, green 65, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #154160?

#154160 converts to approximately cmyk(78%, 32%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #154160 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #154160 scores 10.73:1 against white and 1.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #154160 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #154160 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.77, which is visibly different.

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