#115b9f

Color #115b9f

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.07 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#115b9f

RGB

rgb(17, 91, 159)

HSL

hsl(208.7, 80.7%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.7, 89.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(89.3%, 42.8%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(38.03, 4.95, -42.81)

LCH

lch(38.03, 43.1, 276.6)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.1291, 251.82)

HWB

hwb(208.7, 6.7%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f5511

Analogous

#119f9c

#115b9f

#11149f

Triadic

#115b9f

#9f115b

#5b9f11

Split-complementary

#115b9f

#9f1114

#9f9c11

Tetradic

#115b9f

#55119f

#9f5511

#5b9f11

Square

#115b9f

#9c119f

#9f5511

#149f11

Shades

Color #115b9f mixed toward black.

#0e4c84

#0b3d6a

#082e4f

#061e35

#030f1a

Tints

Color #115b9f mixed toward white.

#1678d1

#3694ea

#68aeef

#9ac9f4

#cde4fa

Tones

Color #115b9f mixed toward gray.

#1d5b93

#295a87

#345a7b

#405970

#4c5864

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3f92 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#3a358f · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#1a8784 · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 21.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #115b9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#115b9f]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#115b9f (#115b9f) is rgb(17, 91, 159) in RGB.

No, #115b9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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