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#153EA9

#153ea9 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#153ea9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.57% cyan, 63.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 223.38°, with 77.89% saturation and 37.25% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0647

Complementary

  1. #153ea9
  2. #a98015

Split complementary

  1. #153ea9
  2. #a93615
  3. #88a915

Analogous

  1. #1588a9
  2. #153ea9
  3. #3615a9

Triadic

  1. #153ea9
  2. #a9153e
  3. #3ea915

Tetradic

  1. #153ea9
  2. #8015a9
  3. #a98015
  4. #3ea915

Square

  1. #153ea9
  2. #a91588
  3. #a98015
  4. #15a936

Monochromatic

  1. #040c21
  2. #0d2565
  3. #153ea9
  4. #265be4
  5. #6a8eed

Shades

#153ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153ea9
  2. #133898
  3. #113287
  4. #0f2b76
  5. #0d2565
  6. #0b1f55
  7. #081944
  8. #061333
  9. #040c22
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#153ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153ea9
  2. #2c51b2
  3. #4465ba
  4. #5b78c3
  5. #738bcb
  6. #8a9fd4
  7. #a1b2dd
  8. #b9c5e5
  9. #d0d8ee
  10. #e8ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153ea9
  2. #2045a5
  3. #2a4ba1
  4. #35529d
  5. #405899
  6. #4b5f95
  7. #556690
  8. #606c8c
  9. #6b7388
  10. #757984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a447b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153ea9 {
  color: #153ea9;
}
Background
.bg-153ea9 {
  background-color: #153ea9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #153ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 62 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153ea9, #3615a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 62 169 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.04 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.43 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.74 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.78 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.05 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.38 #eac156 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#153ea9  rgb(21, 62, 169)  hsl(223, 78%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#a98015  rgb(169, 128, 21)  hsl(43, 78%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a9153e  rgb(169, 21, 62)  hsl(343, 78%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3ea915  rgb(62, 169, 21)  hsl(103, 78%, 37%)  Kelly Green