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#153EBA

#153eba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#153eba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 24.31% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.71% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 225.09°, with 79.71% saturation and 40.59% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0715

Complementary

  1. #153eba
  2. #ba9115

Split complementary

  1. #153eba
  2. #ba3f15
  3. #91ba15

Analogous

  1. #1591ba
  2. #153eba
  3. #3f15ba

Triadic

  1. #153eba
  2. #ba153e
  3. #3eba15

Tetradic

  1. #153eba
  2. #9115ba
  3. #ba9115
  4. #3eba15

Square

  1. #153eba
  2. #ba1591
  3. #ba9115
  4. #15ba3f

Monochromatic

  1. #051031
  2. #0d2775
  3. #153eba
  4. #3360e8
  5. #7896f0

Shades

#153eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153eba
  2. #1338a7
  3. #113295
  4. #0f2b82
  5. #0d2570
  6. #0b1f5d
  7. #08194a
  8. #061338
  9. #040c25
  10. #020613
  11. #000000

Tints

#153eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153eba
  2. #2c51c1
  3. #4465c8
  4. #5b78cf
  5. #738bd6
  6. #8a9fdd
  7. #a1b2e3
  8. #b9c5ea
  9. #d0d8f1
  10. #e8ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153eba
  2. #2045b4
  3. #2a4bae
  4. #3552a9
  5. #4058a3
  6. #4b5f9d
  7. #556697
  8. #606c91
  9. #6b738c
  10. #757986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006076 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005496 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153eba {
  color: #153eba;
}
Background
.bg-153eba {
  background-color: #153eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153eba {
  border: 2px solid #153eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 62 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153eba, #3f15ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 62 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.77 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.60 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.96 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.82 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.61 #eac145 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#153eba  rgb(21, 62, 186)  hsl(225, 80%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#ba9115  rgb(186, 145, 21)  hsl(45, 80%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba153e  rgb(186, 21, 62)  hsl(345, 80%, 41%)  Cardinal
#3eba15  rgb(62, 186, 21)  hsl(105, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green