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#154AAA

#154aaa ≈ Cobalt Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#154aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 29.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.65% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 218.66°, with 78.01% saturation and 37.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047ab), ΔE 1.05.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0796

Complementary

  1. #154aaa
  2. #aa7515

Split complementary

  1. #154aaa
  2. #aa2b15
  3. #94aa15

Analogous

  1. #1594aa
  2. #154aaa
  3. #2b15aa

Triadic

  1. #154aaa
  2. #aa154a
  3. #4aaa15

Tetradic

  1. #154aaa
  2. #7515aa
  3. #aa7515
  4. #4aaa15

Square

  1. #154aaa
  2. #aa1594
  3. #aa7515
  4. #15aa2b

Monochromatic

  1. #040f22
  2. #0d2c66
  3. #154aaa
  4. #276ae4
  5. #6b99ed

Shades

#154aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #154aaa
  2. #134399
  3. #113b88
  4. #0f3477
  5. #0d2c66
  6. #0b2555
  7. #081e44
  8. #061633
  9. #040f22
  10. #020711
  11. #000000

Tints

#154aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #154aaa
  2. #2c5cb3
  3. #446ebb
  4. #5b80c4
  5. #7392cc
  6. #8aa5d5
  7. #a1b7dd
  8. #b9c9e6
  9. #d0dbee
  10. #e8edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#154aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #154aaa
  2. #204fa6
  3. #2a55a2
  4. #355a9d
  5. #406099
  6. #4b6595
  7. #556a91
  8. #60708d
  9. #6b7588
  10. #757b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404d7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006272 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004aa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00598c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-154aaa {
  color: #154aaa;
}
Background
.bg-154aaa {
  background-color: #154aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-154aaa {
  border: 2px solid #154aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #154aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 74 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-154aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #154aaa, #2b15aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-154aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 74 170 / 0.35);
}

#0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 1.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.15 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.22 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.14 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.32 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.75 #eab555 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cobalt Blue
#154aaa  rgb(21, 74, 170)  hsl(219, 78%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#aa7515  rgb(170, 117, 21)  hsl(39, 78%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#aa154a  rgb(170, 21, 74)  hsl(339, 78%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4aaa15  rgb(74, 170, 21)  hsl(99, 78%, 37%)  Kelly Green