#156CA2 Color

#156CA2 is rgb(21, 108, 162) in RGB and hsl(203, 77%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#156CA2

HEX#156CA2

RGBrgb(21, 108, 162)

HSLhsl(203, 77%, 36%)

HSVhsv(203, 87%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(51% 0.115 242.8)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 33%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156CA2 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 #156CA2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156CA2 Complementary#A24B15 Analogous#15A292 Analogous#1526A2 Triadic#A2156C Triadic#6CA215

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156CA2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1A87CB #2F9FE4 #58B2E9 #7CC2EE #A5D5F3 #CDE8F9

Shades

#125D8C #10517A #0D4263 #0B3651 #08273B #051B29

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