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#153EA2

#153ea2 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#153ea2 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 24.31% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.04% cyan, 61.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 222.55°, with 77.05% saturation and 35.88% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0621

Complementary

  1. #153ea2
  2. #a27915

Split complementary

  1. #153ea2
  2. #a23215
  3. #84a215

Analogous

  1. #1584a2
  2. #153ea2
  3. #3215a2

Triadic

  1. #153ea2
  2. #a2153e
  3. #3ea215

Tetradic

  1. #153ea2
  2. #7915a2
  3. #a27915
  4. #3ea215

Square

  1. #153ea2
  2. #a21584
  3. #a27915
  4. #15a232

Monochromatic

  1. #030a1b
  2. #0c245e
  3. #153ea2
  4. #2159e2
  5. #658ceb

Shades

#153ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153ea2
  2. #133892
  3. #113282
  4. #0f2b71
  5. #0d2561
  6. #0b1f51
  7. #081941
  8. #061331
  9. #040c20
  10. #020610
  11. #000000

Tints

#153ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153ea2
  2. #2c51ab
  3. #4465b5
  4. #5b78be
  5. #738bc7
  6. #8a9fd1
  7. #a1b2da
  8. #b9c5e3
  9. #d0d8ec
  10. #e8ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153ea2
  2. #20459f
  3. #2a4b9b
  4. #355298
  5. #405894
  6. #4b5f91
  7. #55668e
  8. #606c8a
  9. #6b7387
  10. #757983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394376 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004da5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00586a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153ea2 {
  color: #153ea2;
}
Background
.bg-153ea2 {
  background-color: #153ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #153ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 62 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 77% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153ea2, #3215a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 62 162 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.34 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.37 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.41 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.82 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.71 #eac15d Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#153ea2  rgb(21, 62, 162)  hsl(223, 77%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue
#a27915  rgb(162, 121, 21)  hsl(43, 77%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a2153e  rgb(162, 21, 62)  hsl(343, 77%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ea215  rgb(62, 162, 21)  hsl(103, 77%, 36%)  Islamic Green