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#154DCB

#154dcb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#154dcb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 30.2% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.66% cyan, 62.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 221.54°, with 81.25% saturation and 43.92% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.0978

Complementary

  1. #154dcb
  2. #cb9315

Split complementary

  1. #154dcb
  2. #cb3815
  3. #a8cb15

Analogous

  1. #15a8cb
  2. #154dcb
  3. #3815cb

Triadic

  1. #154dcb
  2. #cb154d
  3. #4dcb15

Tetradic

  1. #154dcb
  2. #9315cb
  3. #cb9315
  4. #4dcb15

Square

  1. #154dcb
  2. #cb15a8
  3. #cb9315
  4. #15cb38

Monochromatic

  1. #071840
  2. #0e3386
  3. #154dcb
  4. #4176eb
  5. #86a8f3

Shades

#154dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #154dcb
  2. #1345b7
  3. #113ea2
  4. #0f368e
  5. #0d2e7a
  6. #0b2766
  7. #081f51
  8. #06173d
  9. #040f29
  10. #020814
  11. #000000

Tints

#154dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #154dcb
  2. #2c5fd0
  3. #4471d5
  4. #5b82db
  5. #7394e0
  6. #8aa6e5
  7. #a1b8ea
  8. #b9caef
  9. #d0dbf5
  10. #e8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#154dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #154dcb
  2. #2052c4
  3. #2a57bc
  4. #355cb5
  5. #4061ad
  6. #4b67a6
  7. #556c9e
  8. #607197
  9. #6b768f
  10. #757b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-154dcb {
  color: #154dcb;
}
Background
.bg-154dcb {
  background-color: #154dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-154dcb {
  border: 2px solid #154dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #154dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 77 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-154dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #154dcb, #3815cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-154dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 77 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.41 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.86 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.31 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.29 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.59 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.15 #eab234 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#154dcb  rgb(21, 77, 203)  hsl(222, 81%, 44%)  Sapphire
#cb9315  rgb(203, 147, 21)  hsl(42, 81%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#cb154d  rgb(203, 21, 77)  hsl(342, 81%, 44%)  Raspberry
#4dcb15  rgb(77, 203, 21)  hsl(102, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green