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#153B80

#153b80 ≈ Smalt

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#153b80 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 23.14% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.59% cyan, 53.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 218.69°, with 71.81% saturation and 29.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0485

Complementary

  1. #153b80
  2. #805a15

Split complementary

  1. #153b80
  2. #802515
  3. #718015

Analogous

  1. #157180
  2. #153b80
  3. #251580

Triadic

  1. #153b80
  2. #80153b
  3. #3b8015

Tetradic

  1. #153b80
  2. #5a1580
  3. #805a15
  4. #3b8015

Square

  1. #153b80
  2. #801571
  3. #805a15
  4. #158025

Monochromatic

  1. #030812
  2. #0a1d3e
  3. #153b80
  4. #2059c2
  5. #4c81e2

Shades

#153b80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153b80
  2. #133573
  3. #112f66
  4. #0f295a
  5. #0d234d
  6. #0b1e40
  7. #081833
  8. #061226
  9. #040c1a
  10. #02060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#153b80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153b80
  2. #2c4f8d
  3. #446299
  4. #5b76a6
  5. #7389b3
  6. #8a9dc0
  7. #a1b1cc
  8. #b9c4d9
  9. #d0d8e6
  10. #e8ebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153b80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153b80
  2. #204280
  3. #2a4980
  4. #355080
  5. #405780
  6. #4b5e80
  7. #556480
  8. #606b80
  9. #6b7280
  10. #757980
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323d5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a4382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0f4081 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003a7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00466a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153b80 {
  color: #153b80;
}
Background
.bg-153b80 {
  background-color: #153b80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153b80 {
  border: 2px solid #153b80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153b80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 59 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 72% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153b80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153b80, #251580);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153b80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 59 128 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 5.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.48 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.85 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.29 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.71 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.03 #eac47f Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Smalt
#153b80  rgb(21, 59, 128)  hsl(219, 72%, 29%)  Smalt
#805a15  rgb(128, 90, 21)  hsl(39, 72%, 29%)  Field Drab
#80153b  rgb(128, 21, 59)  hsl(339, 72%, 29%)  Claret
#3b8015  rgb(59, 128, 21)  hsl(99, 72%, 29%)  Green