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#153EBE

#153ebe ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#153ebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.95% cyan, 67.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 225.44°, with 80.09% saturation and 41.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0732

Complementary

  1. #153ebe
  2. #be9515

Split complementary

  1. #153ebe
  2. #be4015
  3. #92be15

Analogous

  1. #1592be
  2. #153ebe
  3. #4015be

Triadic

  1. #153ebe
  2. #be153e
  3. #3ebe15

Tetradic

  1. #153ebe
  2. #9515be
  3. #be9515
  4. #3ebe15

Square

  1. #153ebe
  2. #be1592
  3. #be9515
  4. #15be40

Monochromatic

  1. #061134
  2. #0d2879
  3. #153ebe
  4. #3762e9
  5. #7c98f0

Shades

#153ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153ebe
  2. #1338ab
  3. #113298
  4. #0f2b85
  5. #0d2572
  6. #0b1f5f
  7. #08194c
  8. #061339
  9. #040c26
  10. #020613
  11. #000000

Tints

#153ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153ebe
  2. #2c51c5
  3. #4465cb
  4. #5b78d2
  5. #738bd8
  6. #8a9fdf
  7. #a1b2e5
  8. #b9c5ec
  9. #d0d8f2
  10. #e8ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153ebe
  2. #2045b8
  3. #2a4bb2
  4. #3552ab
  5. #4058a5
  6. #4b5f9f
  7. #556699
  8. #606c93
  9. #6b738c
  10. #757986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153ebe {
  color: #153ebe;
}
Background
.bg-153ebe {
  background-color: #153ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153ebe {
  border: 2px solid #153ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 62 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153ebe, #4015be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 62 190 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.15 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.60 #eac141 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#153ebe  rgb(21, 62, 190)  hsl(225, 80%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#be9515  rgb(190, 149, 21)  hsl(45, 80%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be153e  rgb(190, 21, 62)  hsl(345, 80%, 41%)  Cardinal
#3ebe15  rgb(62, 190, 21)  hsl(105, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green