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#153FA6

#153fa6 ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#153fa6 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 24.71% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.35% cyan, 62.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 222.62°, with 77.54% saturation and 36.67% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0647

Complementary

  1. #153fa6
  2. #a67c15

Split complementary

  1. #153fa6
  2. #a63415
  3. #88a615

Analogous

  1. #1588a6
  2. #153fa6
  3. #3415a6

Triadic

  1. #153fa6
  2. #a6153f
  3. #3fa615

Tetradic

  1. #153fa6
  2. #7c15a6
  3. #a67c15
  4. #3fa615

Square

  1. #153fa6
  2. #a61588
  3. #a67c15
  4. #15a634

Monochromatic

  1. #040b1e
  2. #0c2562
  3. #153fa6
  4. #245ce3
  5. #688eec

Shades

#153fa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #153fa6
  2. #133995
  3. #113285
  4. #0f2c74
  5. #0d2664
  6. #0b2053
  7. #081942
  8. #061332
  9. #040d21
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#153fa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #153fa6
  2. #2c52af
  3. #4465b8
  4. #5b79c1
  5. #738cca
  6. #8a9fd3
  7. #a1b2db
  8. #b9c5e4
  9. #d0d9ed
  10. #e8ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#153fa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #153fa6
  2. #2046a2
  3. #2a4c9e
  4. #35539b
  5. #405997
  6. #4b6093
  7. #55668f
  8. #606d8b
  9. #6b7388
  10. #757a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-153fa6 {
  color: #153fa6;
}
Background
.bg-153fa6 {
  background-color: #153fa6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-153fa6 {
  border: 2px solid #153fa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #153fa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 63 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-153fa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #153fa6, #3415a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-153fa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 63 166 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.08 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.46 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.54 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.40 #eac059 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#153fa6  rgb(21, 63, 166)  hsl(223, 78%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#a67c15  rgb(166, 124, 21)  hsl(43, 78%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a6153f  rgb(166, 21, 63)  hsl(343, 78%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3fa615  rgb(63, 166, 21)  hsl(103, 78%, 37%)  Kelly Green