#159cd3
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
21, 156, 211
HSL
197°, 82%, 46%
CMYK
90, 26, 0, 17
Luminance
0.2864
Every format
| HEX | #159cd3 |
| RGB | rgb(21, 156, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 82%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(90%, 26%, 0%, 17%) |
| LAB | lab(60.5 -13.8 -37.3) |
| LCH | lch(60.5 39.8 249.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.653 0.132 233.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #159cd3;
background-color: #159cd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#159cd3] bg-[#159cd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #159cd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.082, green: 0.612, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#159cd3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#159cd3 on white: 3.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#159cd3 on black: 6.73:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red8.2%
Green61.2%
Blue82.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan90.0%
Magenta26.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.3%
Color previews
#159cd3 text on a black background
contrast 6.73:1
Card sample
#159cd3 text on a white background
contrast 3.12:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #159cd3;
Background color
Panel with #159cd3 background
background-color: #159cd3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #159cd3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(21, 156, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(21, 156, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #159cd3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #159cd3, #151DD3);