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#153A8A

#153a8a ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#153a8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 22.75% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.78% cyan, 57.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 221.03°, with 73.58% saturation and 31.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 3.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0502

Complementary

  1. #153a8a
  2. #8a6515

Split complementary

  1. #153a8a
  2. #8a2b15
  3. #758a15

Analogous

  1. #15758a
  2. #153a8a
  3. #2b158a

Triadic

  1. #153a8a
  2. #8a153a
  3. #3a8a15

Tetradic

  1. #153a8a
  2. #65158a
  3. #8a6515
  4. #3a8a15

Square

  1. #153a8a
  2. #8a1575
  3. #8a6515
  4. #158a2b

Monochromatic

  1. #030712
  2. #0b1e48
  3. #153a8a
  4. #1f56cc
  5. #5381e5

Shades

#153a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153a8a
  2. #13347c
  3. #112e6e
  4. #0f2961
  5. #0d2353
  6. #0b1d45
  7. #081737
  8. #061129
  9. #040c1c
  10. #02060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#153a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153a8a
  2. #2c4e96
  3. #4461a1
  4. #5b75ad
  5. #7389b9
  6. #8a9dc5
  7. #a1b0d0
  8. #b9c4dc
  9. #d0d8e8
  10. #e8ebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153a8a
  2. #204189
  3. #2a4888
  4. #354f87
  5. #405686
  6. #4b5d85
  7. #556484
  8. #606b83
  9. #6b7282
  10. #757981
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333d66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00458d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00418c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004771 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153a8a {
  color: #153a8a;
}
Background
.bg-153a8a {
  background-color: #153a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153a8a {
  border: 2px solid #153a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 58 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 74% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153a8a, #2b158a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 58 138 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 3.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.13 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.69 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.51 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.69 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.86 #eac575 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Smalt
#153a8a  rgb(21, 58, 138)  hsl(221, 74%, 31%)  Smalt
#8a6515  rgb(138, 101, 21)  hsl(41, 74%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#8a153a  rgb(138, 21, 58)  hsl(341, 74%, 31%)  Claret
#3a8a15  rgb(58, 138, 21)  hsl(101, 74%, 31%)  Forest Green