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#155d8a color: Mamala Bay

#155d8a is rgb(21, 93, 138) in RGB and oklch(45.884% 0.09939 242.166) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

45.9%
0.099
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #155d8a

#155d8a is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.08:1 contrast and black text 2.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mamala Bay (#005e8c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #155d8a mixed with white

  1. 155d8a
  2. 326d96
  3. 4a7ca2
  4. 608cad
  5. 779cb9
  6. 8dacc5
  7. a3bcd0
  8. bacddc
  9. d0dde8
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #155d8a mixed with black

  1. 155d8a
  2. 115077
  3. 0c4365
  4. 083753
  5. 052a42
  6. 031f32
  7. 021422
  8. 010a14
  9. 000307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #155d8a with less saturation

  1. 155d8a
  2. 215d85
  3. 2a5d80
  4. 325c7b
  5. 395c76
  6. 3f5b71
  7. 445b6c
  8. 495a67
  9. 4e5962
  10. 53585d

Questions about #155d8a

What color is #155d8a?

#155d8a is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Mamala Bay. In RGB it is rgb(21, 93, 138), in HSL hsl(203.08, 73.58%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.884% 0.09939 242.166).

What colors go well with #155d8a?

The complementary color of #155d8a is #7e490d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006578 and #45538f. The triadic partners are #843d53 and #4e6016.

Is white or black text more readable on #155d8a?

White text reads better on #155d8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and black gives 2.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #155d8a a warm or cool color?

#155d8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.099.