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#158ee9 color: Bleu de France

#158ee9 is rgb(21, 142, 233) in RGB and oklch(63.257% 0.1669 248.698) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

63.3%
0.167
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #158ee9

#158ee9 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.3% lightness, 0.167 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #158ee9 mixed with white

  1. 158ee9
  2. 3c9aec
  3. 57a6ef
  4. 6eb1f2
  5. 84bdf5
  6. 99c8f7
  7. add3f9
  8. c2defb
  9. d6e9fd
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #158ee9 mixed with black

  1. 158ee9
  2. 117bcb
  3. 0c68ad
  4. 085690
  5. 054474
  6. 03345a
  7. 022441
  8. 011529
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #158ee9 with less saturation

  1. 158ee9
  2. 2f8ee0
  3. 3f8fd7
  4. 4c8fcd
  5. 578fc4
  6. 618ebb
  7. 6a8eb1
  8. 738da7
  9. 7b8c9e
  10. 828b94

Questions about #158ee9

What color is #158ee9?

#158ee9 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(21, 142, 233), in HSL hsl(205.75, 83.46%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.257% 0.1669 248.698).

What colors go well with #158ee9?

The complementary color of #158ee9 is #c67400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cc0 and #767bec. The triadic partners are #da5675 and #6a9c01.

Is white or black text more readable on #158ee9?

White text reads better on #158ee9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #158ee9 a warm or cool color?

#158ee9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.3% and its chroma 0.167.