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#153CAA

#153caa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#153caa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 23.53% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.65% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 224.3°, with 78.01% saturation and 37.45% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0629

Complementary

  1. #153caa
  2. #aa8315

Split complementary

  1. #153caa
  2. #aa3915
  3. #86aa15

Analogous

  1. #1586aa
  2. #153caa
  3. #3915aa

Triadic

  1. #153caa
  2. #aa153c
  3. #3caa15

Tetradic

  1. #153caa
  2. #8315aa
  3. #aa8315
  4. #3caa15

Square

  1. #153caa
  2. #aa1586
  3. #aa8315
  4. #15aa39

Monochromatic

  1. #040c22
  2. #0d2466
  3. #153caa
  4. #2759e4
  5. #6b8ded

Shades

#153caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153caa
  2. #133699
  3. #113088
  4. #0f2a77
  5. #0d2466
  6. #0b1e55
  7. #081844
  8. #061233
  9. #040c22
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#153caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153caa
  2. #2c50b3
  3. #4463bb
  4. #5b77c4
  5. #738acc
  6. #8a9ed5
  7. #a1b1dd
  8. #b9c5e6
  9. #d0d8ee
  10. #e8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153caa
  2. #2043a6
  3. #2a4aa2
  4. #35509d
  5. #405799
  6. #4b5e95
  7. #556591
  8. #606c8d
  9. #6b7288
  10. #757984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39437b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00596d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153caa {
  color: #153caa;
}
Background
.bg-153caa {
  background-color: #153caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153caa {
  border: 2px solid #153caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 60 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153caa, #3915aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 60 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.92 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.41 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.38 #eac355 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#153caa  rgb(21, 60, 170)  hsl(224, 78%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa8315  rgb(170, 131, 21)  hsl(44, 78%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa153c  rgb(170, 21, 60)  hsl(344, 78%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3caa15  rgb(60, 170, 21)  hsl(104, 78%, 37%)  Kelly Green