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#153EAC

#153eac ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#153eac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.79% cyan, 63.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 223.71°, with 78.24% saturation and 37.84% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0658

Complementary

  1. #153eac
  2. #ac8315

Split complementary

  1. #153eac
  2. #ac3715
  3. #89ac15

Analogous

  1. #1589ac
  2. #153eac
  3. #3715ac

Triadic

  1. #153eac
  2. #ac153e
  3. #3eac15

Tetradic

  1. #153eac
  2. #8315ac
  3. #ac8315
  4. #3eac15

Square

  1. #153eac
  2. #ac1589
  3. #ac8315
  4. #15ac37

Monochromatic

  1. #040d24
  2. #0d2568
  3. #153eac
  4. #295ce5
  5. #6d90ed

Shades

#153eac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153eac
  2. #13389b
  3. #11328a
  4. #0f2b78
  5. #0d2567
  6. #0b1f56
  7. #081945
  8. #061334
  9. #040c22
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#153eac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153eac
  2. #2c51b4
  3. #4465bd
  4. #5b78c5
  5. #738bcd
  6. #8a9fd6
  7. #a1b2de
  8. #b9c5e6
  9. #d0d8ee
  10. #e8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153eac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153eac
  2. #2045a8
  3. #2a4ba3
  4. #35529f
  5. #40589a
  6. #4b5f96
  7. #556692
  8. #606c8d
  9. #6b7389
  10. #757984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a457d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00518c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153eac {
  color: #153eac;
}
Background
.bg-153eac {
  background-color: #153eac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153eac {
  border: 2px solid #153eac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153eac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 62 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 78% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153eac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153eac, #3715ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153eac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 62 172 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.60 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.80 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.64 #eac153 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#153eac  rgb(21, 62, 172)  hsl(224, 78%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#ac8315  rgb(172, 131, 21)  hsl(44, 78%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ac153e  rgb(172, 21, 62)  hsl(344, 78%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3eac15  rgb(62, 172, 21)  hsl(104, 78%, 38%)  Kelly Green