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#155F8A

#155f8a ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#155f8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 37.25% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.78% cyan, 31.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 202.05°, with 73.58% saturation and 31.18% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1018

Complementary

  1. #155f8a
  2. #8a4015

Split complementary

  1. #155f8a
  2. #8a1525
  3. #8a7b15

Analogous

  1. #158a7b
  2. #155f8a
  3. #15258a

Triadic

  1. #155f8a
  2. #8a155f
  3. #5f8a15

Tetradic

  1. #155f8a
  2. #40158a
  3. #8a4015
  4. #5f8a15

Square

  1. #155f8a
  2. #7b158a
  3. #8a4015
  4. #258a15

Monochromatic

  1. #030c12
  2. #0b3148
  3. #155f8a
  4. #1f8dcc
  5. #53afe5

Shades

#155f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #155f8a
  2. #13567c
  3. #114c6e
  4. #0f4361
  5. #0d3953
  6. #0b3045
  7. #082637
  8. #061d29
  9. #04131c
  10. #020a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#155f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #155f8a
  2. #2c6f96
  3. #447fa1
  4. #5b8fad
  5. #739fb9
  6. #8aafc5
  7. #a1bfd0
  8. #b9cfdc
  9. #d0dfe8
  10. #e8eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#155f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #155f8a
  2. #206289
  3. #2a6688
  4. #356987
  5. #406c86
  6. #4b7085
  7. #557384
  8. #607683
  9. #6b7982
  10. #757d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b608c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b5589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c5f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f598a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00667a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-155f8a {
  color: #155f8a;
}
Background
.bg-155f8a {
  background-color: #155f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-155f8a {
  border: 2px solid #155f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #155f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 95 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 74% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-155f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #155f8a, #15258a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-155f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 95 138 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.94 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.31 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.50 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.68 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.53 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.00 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.44 #eaa075 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#155f8a  rgb(21, 95, 138)  hsl(202, 74%, 31%)  Sea Blue
#8a4015  rgb(138, 64, 21)  hsl(22, 74%, 31%)  Saddle Brown
#8a155f  rgb(138, 21, 95)  hsl(322, 74%, 31%)  Boysenberry
#5f8a15  rgb(95, 138, 21)  hsl(82, 74%, 31%)  Olive Drab