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#155BDE

#155bde ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#155bde is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 35.69% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.54% cyan, 59.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 219.1°, with 82.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.15.

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Relative luminance0.1292

Complementary

  1. #155bde
  2. #de9815

Split complementary

  1. #155bde
  2. #de3315
  3. #c0de15

Analogous

  1. #15c0de
  2. #155bde
  3. #3315de

Triadic

  1. #155bde
  2. #de155b
  3. #5bde15

Tetradic

  1. #155bde
  2. #9815de
  3. #de9815
  4. #5bde15

Square

  1. #155bde
  2. #de15c0
  3. #de9815
  4. #15de33

Monochromatic

  1. #082252
  2. #0e3e98
  3. #155bde
  4. #5188ef
  5. #97b8f5

Shades

#155bde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #155bde
  2. #1352c8
  3. #1149b2
  4. #0f409b
  5. #0d3785
  6. #0b2e6f
  7. #082459
  8. #061b43
  9. #04122c
  10. #020916
  11. #000000

Tints

#155bde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #155bde
  2. #2c6be1
  3. #447ce5
  4. #5b8ce8
  5. #739deb
  6. #8aadef
  7. #a1bdf2
  8. #b9cef5
  9. #d0def8
  10. #e8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#155bde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #155bde
  2. #205fd5
  3. #2a62cb
  4. #3566c2
  5. #406ab8
  6. #4b6eaf
  7. #5571a6
  8. #60759c
  9. #6b7993
  10. #757c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5061a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-155bde {
  color: #155bde;
}
Background
.bg-155bde {
  background-color: #155bde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-155bde {
  border: 2px solid #155bde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #155bde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 91 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-155bde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #155bde, #3315de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-155bde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 91 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.15 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.19 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.42 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.21 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.30 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.39 #eaa421 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#155bde  rgb(21, 91, 222)  hsl(219, 83%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#de9815  rgb(222, 152, 21)  hsl(39, 83%, 48%)  Gamboge
#de155b  rgb(222, 21, 91)  hsl(339, 83%, 48%)  Raspberry
#5bde15  rgb(91, 222, 21)  hsl(99, 83%, 48%)  Lime Green