#156BA8 Color

#156BA8 is rgb(21, 107, 168) in RGB and hsl(205, 78%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#156BA8

HEX#156BA8

RGBrgb(21, 107, 168)

HSLhsl(205, 78%, 37%)

HSVhsv(205, 87%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.123 246.1)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 36%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156BA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156BA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156BA8 Complementary#A85215 Analogous#15A89C Analogous#1521A8 Triadic#A8156B Triadic#6BA815

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156BA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1A85D1 #2E99E5 #57ADEA #80C1EF #A9D5F4 #CDE7F9

Shades

#125C91 #10517F #0D4268 #0A3452 #07253B #051A29

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