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#153E8A

#153e8a ≈ Smalt

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#153e8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 24.31% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.78% cyan, 55.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 218.97°, with 73.58% saturation and 31.18% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0544

Complementary

  1. #153e8a
  2. #8a6115

Split complementary

  1. #153e8a
  2. #8a2615
  3. #798a15

Analogous

  1. #15798a
  2. #153e8a
  3. #26158a

Triadic

  1. #153e8a
  2. #8a153e
  3. #3e8a15

Tetradic

  1. #153e8a
  2. #61158a
  3. #8a6115
  4. #3e8a15

Square

  1. #153e8a
  2. #8a1579
  3. #8a6115
  4. #158a26

Monochromatic

  1. #030812
  2. #0b2048
  3. #153e8a
  4. #1f5ccc
  5. #5386e5

Shades

#153e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153e8a
  2. #13387c
  3. #11326e
  4. #0f2b61
  5. #0d2553
  6. #0b1f45
  7. #081937
  8. #061329
  9. #040c1c
  10. #02060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#153e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153e8a
  2. #2c5196
  3. #4465a1
  4. #5b78ad
  5. #738bb9
  6. #8a9fc5
  7. #a1b2d0
  8. #b9c5dc
  9. #d0d8e8
  10. #e8ecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153e8a
  2. #204589
  3. #2a4b88
  4. #355287
  5. #405886
  6. #4b5f85
  7. #556684
  8. #606c83
  9. #6b7382
  10. #757981
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #354067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00488d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003d89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00515d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #09448c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153e8a {
  color: #153e8a;
}
Background
.bg-153e8a {
  background-color: #153e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153e8a {
  border: 2px solid #153e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 62 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 74% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153e8a, #26158a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 62 138 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 4.69 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.93 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.53 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.40 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.43 #eac175 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Smalt
#153e8a  rgb(21, 62, 138)  hsl(219, 74%, 31%)  Smalt
#8a6115  rgb(138, 97, 21)  hsl(39, 74%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#8a153e  rgb(138, 21, 62)  hsl(339, 74%, 31%)  Claret
#3e8a15  rgb(62, 138, 21)  hsl(99, 74%, 31%)  Forest Green