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#154593 Color

#154593 is rgb(21, 69, 147) in RGB, hsl(217, 75%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 53%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iron Indigo (#184FA1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#154593
HEX#154593
RGBrgb(21, 69, 147)
HSLhsl(217, 75%, 33%)
HSVhsv(217, 86%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 53%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(40.7% 0.139 260)
LABlab(29.92% 8.59 -48.43)
LCHlch(29.92% 49.18 280.06)

What #154593 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 #154593, 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.

#154593 Channel Values

How #154593 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 69 · B 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 75% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 86% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.11:1 vs white · 2.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #154593 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 text9.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #154593

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #154593; 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 #154593

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 #154593 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#154593
Protanopia#404093
Protanomaly#334293
Deuteranopia#3A3A93
Deuteranomaly#2F3F93
Tritanopia#005454
Tritanomaly#004E73
Achromatopsia#484848

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Using #154593 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-154593: #154593;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #154593;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-154593': '#154593' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.271, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_154593">#154593</color>
SVG fillfill="#154593"

More Blue Colors

#154593 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#154593 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #154593?

#154593 is a dark blue — rgb(21, 69, 147) in RGB and hsl(217, 75%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iron Indigo (#184FA1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.62.

What is the RGB value of #154593?

#154593 is rgb(21, 69, 147) — red 21, green 69, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #154593?

#154593 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 53%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #154593 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #154593 scores 9.11:1 against white and 2.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #154593 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #154593 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 14.03, which is visibly different.

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