#157fde

Color #157fde

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 10.38 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#157fde

RGB

rgb(21, 127, 222)

HSL

hsl(208.4, 82.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.4, 90.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(90.5%, 42.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(52.52, 7.31, -56.07)

LCH

lch(52.52, 56.54, 277.43)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.1692, 252.03)

HWB

hwb(208.4, 8.2%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#de7415

Analogous

#15ded8

#157fde

#151ade

Triadic

#157fde

#de157f

#7fde15

Split-complementary

#157fde

#de151a

#ded815

Tetradic

#157fde

#7415de

#de7415

#7fde15

Square

#157fde

#d815de

#de7415

#1ade15

Shades

Color #157fde mixed toward black.

#116ab9

#0e5494

#0a3f6f

#072a4a

#031525

Tints

Color #157fde mixed toward white.

#3495ec

#5caaf0

#85bff3

#aed4f7

#d6eafb

Tones

Color #157fde mixed toward gray.

#267ecd

#367dbc

#477cac

#587b9b

#697a8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5758cc · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#524ac8 · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#24bdb9 · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #157fde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#157fde]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#157fde (#157fde) is rgb(21, 127, 222) in RGB.

No, #157fde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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