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#153b87 color: Mystery Oceans

#153b87 is rgb(21, 59, 135) in RGB and oklch(37.524% 0.13466 262.14) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

37.5%
0.135
262°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.01:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #153b87

#153b87 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 37.5% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.46:1 contrast and black text 2.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mystery Oceans (#063c89). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #153b87 mixed with white

  1. 153b87
  2. 2b4f94
  3. 4162a0
  4. 5775ad
  5. 6d88b9
  6. 849bc5
  7. 9cafd1
  8. b4c2dd
  9. ccd6e8
  10. e5ebf4

Darker: #153b87 mixed with black

  1. 153b87
  2. 113275
  3. 0c2963
  4. 082151
  5. 051941
  6. 031131
  7. 020921
  8. 010413
  9. 000106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #153b87 with less saturation

  1. 153b87
  2. 1b3d80
  3. 203e79
  4. 243f73
  5. 29406c
  6. 2d4165
  7. 31415e
  8. 354157
  9. 394150
  10. 3d4148

Questions about #153b87

What color is #153b87?

#153b87 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Mystery Oceans. In RGB it is rgb(21, 59, 135), in HSL hsl(220, 73.08%, 30.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.524% 0.13466 262.14).

What colors go well with #153b87?

The complementary color of #153b87 is #5a3a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00486d and #452d81. The triadic partners are #79131d and #005100.

Is white or black text more readable on #153b87?

White text reads better on #153b87: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and black gives 2.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #153b87 a warm or cool color?

#153b87 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 37.5% and its chroma 0.135.