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#153BCF

#153bcf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#153bcf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 23.14% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.86% cyan, 71.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 227.74°, with 81.58% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0779

Complementary

  1. #153bcf
  2. #cfa915

Split complementary

  1. #153bcf
  2. #cf4c15
  3. #98cf15

Analogous

  1. #1598cf
  2. #153bcf
  3. #4c15cf

Triadic

  1. #153bcf
  2. #cf153b
  3. #3bcf15

Tetradic

  1. #153bcf
  2. #a915cf
  3. #cfa915
  4. #3bcf15

Square

  1. #153bcf
  2. #cf1598
  3. #cfa915
  4. #15cf4c

Monochromatic

  1. #071344
  2. #0e278a
  3. #153bcf
  4. #4467ec
  5. #8a9ff3

Shades

#153bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153bcf
  2. #1335ba
  3. #112fa6
  4. #0f2991
  5. #0d237c
  6. #0b1e68
  7. #081853
  8. #06123e
  9. #040c29
  10. #020615
  11. #000000

Tints

#153bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153bcf
  2. #2c4fd4
  3. #4462d9
  4. #5b76dd
  5. #7389e2
  6. #8a9de7
  7. #a1b1ec
  8. #b9c4f1
  9. #d0d8f5
  10. #e8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153bcf
  2. #2042c7
  3. #2a49bf
  4. #3550b7
  5. #4057af
  6. #4b5ea8
  7. #5564a0
  8. #606b98
  9. #6b7290
  10. #757988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ed2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153bcf {
  color: #153bcf;
}
Background
.bg-153bcf {
  background-color: #153bcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153bcf {
  border: 2px solid #153bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 59 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153bcf, #4c15cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 59 207 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.87 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.19 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.92 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.30 #eac430 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#153bcf  rgb(21, 59, 207)  hsl(228, 82%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#cfa915  rgb(207, 169, 21)  hsl(48, 82%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#cf153b  rgb(207, 21, 59)  hsl(348, 82%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3bcf15  rgb(59, 207, 21)  hsl(108, 82%, 45%)  Lime Green