All About Color #156A8A

#156A8A

About #156A8A

#156A8A is a dark blue color with the hex code #156A8A. In RGB it is red 21, green 106, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 74%, lightness 31%; in CMYK it is 85%, 23%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 6.07:1 on white and 3.46:1 on black.

#156A8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet15, 6A, 8A
CMYK84.78%, 23.19%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal21, 106, 138
HSL196°, 74%, 31%
RGB Octal25, 152, 212
HSV (HSB)196.41°, 84.78%, 54.12%
RGB Binary10101, 1101010, 10001010
CIE-L*AB41.69, -12.23, -24.43
RGB Percent8.24%, 41.57%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH41.69, 27.33, 243.40
XYZ10.05, 12.30, 25.89
CIE-L*UV41.69, -27.19, -33.41
xyY0.21, 0.26, 12.30
Hunter-Lab35.07, -10.23, -19.21
RYB8.24%, 27.54%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#156A8A on a dark background: contrast 3.46:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#156A8A on a light background: contrast 6.07:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #156A8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#156A8A · #20A8D9 · #092D3A · #8A3415 · #D95220

Analogous palette

#158A34 · #158A6E · #156A8A · #15308A · #34158A

Triadic palette

#156A8A · #8A156A · #6A8A15 · #20A8D9 · #D920A8

Tetradic palette

#156A8A · #6E158A · #8A3415 · #308A15 · #092D3A

Monochromatic palette

#031116 · #0B3747 · #156A8A · #1E9ECC · #52BEE5

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