#156BB7 Color

#156BB7 is rgb(21, 107, 183) in RGB and hsl(208, 79%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#156BB7

HEX#156BB7

RGBrgb(21, 107, 183)

HSLhsl(208, 79%, 40%)

HSVhsv(208, 89%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(52.1% 0.142 251.1)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 42%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156BB7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156BB7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156BB7 Complementary#B76115 Analogous#15B7B1 Analogous#151BB7 Triadic#B7156B Triadic#6BB715

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156BB7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1A81DB #3B97E8 #5FAAEC #84BEF1 #A8D1F5 #D1E7FA

Shades

#135EA0 #105189 #0D4372 #0A3357 #072640 #051829

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