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#153e65 color: Blue Opal

#153e65 is rgb(21, 62, 101) in RGB and oklch(35.651% 0.08162 250.325) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

35.7%
0.082
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #153e65

#153e65 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 35.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11:1 contrast and black text 1.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Opal (#124168). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #153e65 mixed with white

  1. 153e65
  2. 2c5074
  3. 426283
  4. 587492
  5. 6e87a1
  6. 859ab1
  7. 9daec0
  8. b5c2d0
  9. cdd6df
  10. e6eaef

Darker: #153e65 mixed with black

  1. 153e65
  2. 113557
  3. 0c2b49
  4. 08233c
  5. 051a2f
  6. 031222
  7. 020a17
  8. 01040c
  9. 000103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #153e65 with less saturation

  1. 153e65
  2. 1b3e61
  3. 203e5d
  4. 243e59
  5. 283e55
  6. 2c3e51
  7. 2f3e4d
  8. 333d49
  9. 363d45
  10. 393d40

Questions about #153e65

What color is #153e65?

#153e65 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Opal. In RGB it is rgb(21, 62, 101), in HSL hsl(209.25, 65.57%, 23.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.651% 0.08162 250.325).

What colors go well with #153e65?

The complementary color of #153e65 is #573300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00455a and #353666. The triadic partners are #5f2732 and #2d4410.

Is white or black text more readable on #153e65?

White text reads better on #153e65: white gives a contrast ratio of 11:1 and black gives 1.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #153e65 a warm or cool color?

#153e65 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 35.7% and its chroma 0.082.