Recognised as Colour
#154D6F
- #154D6F
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#154D6F is a blue with RGB values 21, 77, 111 and HSL 203°, 68%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#154D6F#154D6F
HEX#154D6F
RGBrgb(21, 77, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.302, 0.4353
RGB percentages8.2%, 30.2%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(202.7, 68.2%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 81.1%, 43.5%)
CMYK81.1%, 30.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,396,079
CSS custom property--colour: #154D6F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#EAB290
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F3715
Analogous#156F64, #15206F
Triadic#6F154D, #4D6F15
Split complementary#6F1520, #6F6415
Tetradic#64156F, #6F3715, #206F15
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G77
B111
Red21 (8.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue202.67°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 4D · B 6F
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