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#153EB3

#153eb3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#153eb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.27% cyan, 65.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 224.43°, with 79% saturation and 39.22% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0686

Complementary

  1. #153eb3
  2. #b38a15

Split complementary

  1. #153eb3
  2. #b33b15
  3. #8db315

Analogous

  1. #158db3
  2. #153eb3
  3. #3b15b3

Triadic

  1. #153eb3
  2. #b3153e
  3. #3eb315

Tetradic

  1. #153eb3
  2. #8a15b3
  3. #b38a15
  4. #3eb315

Square

  1. #153eb3
  2. #b3158d
  3. #b38a15
  4. #15b33b

Monochromatic

  1. #050f2a
  2. #0d266f
  3. #153eb3
  4. #2e5ee6
  5. #7393ef

Shades

#153eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153eb3
  2. #1338a1
  3. #11328f
  4. #0f2b7d
  5. #0d256b
  6. #0b1f5a
  7. #081948
  8. #061336
  9. #040c24
  10. #020612
  11. #000000

Tints

#153eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153eb3
  2. #2c51bb
  3. #4465c2
  4. #5b78ca
  5. #738bd1
  6. #8a9fd9
  7. #a1b2e1
  8. #b9c5e8
  9. #d0d8f0
  10. #e8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153eb3
  2. #2045ae
  3. #2a4ba9
  4. #3552a4
  5. #40589f
  6. #4b5f9a
  7. #556694
  8. #606c8f
  9. #6b738a
  10. #757985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ab5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005391 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153eb3 {
  color: #153eb3;
}
Background
.bg-153eb3 {
  background-color: #153eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #153eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 62 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 79% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153eb3, #3b15b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 62 179 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.22 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.03 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.72 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.22 #eac14c Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#153eb3  rgb(21, 62, 179)  hsl(224, 79%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#b38a15  rgb(179, 138, 21)  hsl(44, 79%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b3153e  rgb(179, 21, 62)  hsl(344, 79%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3eb315  rgb(62, 179, 21)  hsl(104, 79%, 39%)  Kelly Green