#156E9D Color

#156E9D is rgb(21, 110, 157) in RGB and hsl(201, 76%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#156E9D

HEX#156E9D

RGBrgb(21, 110, 157)

HSLhsl(201, 76%, 35%)

HSVhsv(201, 87%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.107 238.6)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 30%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #156E9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #156E9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#156E9D Complementary#9D4515 Analogous#159D89 Analogous#152A9D Triadic#9D156E Triadic#6E9D15

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #156E9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1B8AC5 #2CA2E2 #54B4E8 #7DC6ED #A5D8F3 #CEE9F8

Shades

#13618B #105175 #0D4563 #0A354C #08293A #051924

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