All About Color #156E9D

#156E9D

About #156E9D

#156E9D is a dark blue color with the hex code #156E9D. In RGB it is red 21, green 110, blue 157; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 76%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 87%, 30%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 5.60:1 on white and 3.75:1 on black.

#156E9D Color Conversion

Hex triplet15, 6E, 9D
CMYK86.62%, 29.94%, 0.00%, 38.43%
RGB Decimal21, 110, 157
HSL201°, 76%, 35%
RGB Octal25, 156, 235
HSV (HSB)200.74°, 86.62%, 61.57%
RGB Binary10101, 1101110, 10011101
CIE-L*AB43.87, -7.41, -32.36
RGB Percent8.24%, 43.14%, 61.57%
CIE-L*CH43.87, 33.20, 257.10
XYZ11.97, 13.75, 33.92
CIE-L*UV43.87, -27.46, -46.55
xyY0.20, 0.23, 13.75
Hunter-Lab37.08, -7.25, -28.29
RYB8.24%, 29.33%, 61.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#156E9D on a dark background: contrast 3.75:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#156E9D on a light background: contrast 5.60:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #156E9D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#156E9D · #2CA2E2 · #0A354C · #9D4515 · #E26C2C

Analogous palette

#159D45 · #159D89 · #156E9D · #152A9D · #45159D

Triadic palette

#156E9D · #9D156E · #6E9D15 · #2CA2E2 · #E22CA2

Tetradic palette

#156E9D · #89159D · #9D4515 · #2A9D15 · #0A354C

Monochromatic palette

#031016 · #0C3F5A · #156E9D · #1F9DE0 · #62BAEA

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