#00157b

Color #00157b

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 9.45 Nearest Tailwind class violet-950 #2f0d68 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#00157b

RGB

rgb(0, 21, 123)

HSL

hsl(229.8, 100%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.8, 100%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 82.9%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(15.31, 36.65, -57.61)

LCH

lch(15.31, 68.28, 302.46)

OKLCH

oklch(28.5%, 0.168, 264.06)

HWB

hwb(229.8, 0%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b6600

Analogous

#00527b

#00157b

#29007b

Triadic

#00157b

#7b0015

#157b00

Split-complementary

#00157b

#7b2900

#527b00

Tetradic

#00157b

#66007b

#7b6600

#157b00

Square

#00157b

#7b0052

#7b6600

#007b29

Shades

Color #00157b mixed toward black.

#001166

#000e52

#000a3d

#000729

#000314

Tints

Color #00157b mixed toward white.

#0020bb

#002bfc

#3d5eff

#7e94ff

#bec9ff

Tones

Color #00157b mixed toward gray.

#0a1c71

#142266

#1f295c

#293052

#333748

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.39:1

White text reads better on this background (15.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0b0b6d · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#090769 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#015f5c · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#262626 · ΔE 27

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #00157b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00157b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#00157b (#00157b) is rgb(0, 21, 123) in RGB.

No, #00157b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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