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#153DAA

#153daa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#153daa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 23.92% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.65% cyan, 64.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 223.89°, 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.064

Complementary

  1. #153daa
  2. #aa8215

Split complementary

  1. #153daa
  2. #aa3715
  3. #88aa15

Analogous

  1. #1588aa
  2. #153daa
  3. #3715aa

Triadic

  1. #153daa
  2. #aa153d
  3. #3daa15

Tetradic

  1. #153daa
  2. #8215aa
  3. #aa8215
  4. #3daa15

Square

  1. #153daa
  2. #aa1588
  3. #aa8215
  4. #15aa37

Monochromatic

  1. #040c22
  2. #0d2566
  3. #153daa
  4. #275ae4
  5. #6b8eed

Shades

#153daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153daa
  2. #133799
  3. #113188
  4. #0f2b77
  5. #0d2566
  6. #0b1f55
  7. #081844
  8. #061233
  9. #040c22
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#153daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153daa
  2. #2c50b3
  3. #4464bb
  4. #5b77c4
  5. #738bcc
  6. #8a9ed5
  7. #a1b1dd
  8. #b9c5e6
  9. #d0d8ee
  10. #e8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153daa
  2. #2044a6
  3. #2a4aa2
  4. #35519d
  5. #405899
  6. #4b5f95
  7. #556591
  8. #606c8d
  9. #6b7388
  10. #757984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39447b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00508a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153daa {
  color: #153daa;
}
Background
.bg-153daa {
  background-color: #153daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153daa {
  border: 2px solid #153daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 61 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153daa, #3715aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 61 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.10 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.90 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.62 #eac255 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#153daa  rgb(21, 61, 170)  hsl(224, 78%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#aa8215  rgb(170, 130, 21)  hsl(44, 78%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa153d  rgb(170, 21, 61)  hsl(344, 78%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3daa15  rgb(61, 170, 21)  hsl(104, 78%, 37%)  Kelly Green