#156feb

Color #156feb

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 5.62 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#156feb

RGB

rgb(21, 111, 235)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 84.3%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 91.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(91.1%, 52.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(48.91, 22.39, -69.19)

LCH

lch(48.91, 72.72, 287.93)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.2038, 258.74)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 8.2%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eb9115

Analogous

#15daeb

#156feb

#2615eb

Triadic

#156feb

#eb156f

#6feb15

Split-complementary

#156feb

#eb2615

#daeb15

Tetradic

#156feb

#9115eb

#eb9115

#6feb15

Square

#156feb

#eb15da

#eb9115

#15eb26

Shades

Color #156feb mixed toward black.

#115cc5

#0d4a9d

#0a3776

#07254f

#031227

Tints

Color #156feb mixed toward white.

#3c87ee

#639ff2

#8ab7f5

#b1cff8

#d8e7fc

Tones

Color #156feb mixed toward gray.

#2772d9

#3975c7

#4a77b6

#5c7aa4

#6e7d92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.51:1

White text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4dd5 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#4841d0 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#21c2bd · ΔE 39.7

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 27.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #156feb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#156feb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#156feb (#156feb) is rgb(21, 111, 235) in RGB.

No, #156feb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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