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#156AAA

#156aaa ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#156aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 41.57% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.65% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 205.77°, 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #156aaa
  2. #aa5515

Split complementary

  1. #156aaa
  2. #aa1520
  3. #aa9f15

Analogous

  1. #15aa9f
  2. #156aaa
  3. #1520aa

Triadic

  1. #156aaa
  2. #aa156a
  3. #6aaa15

Tetradic

  1. #156aaa
  2. #5515aa
  3. #aa5515
  4. #6aaa15

Square

  1. #156aaa
  2. #9f15aa
  3. #aa5515
  4. #20aa15

Monochromatic

  1. #041522
  2. #0d4066
  3. #156aaa
  4. #2793e4
  5. #6bb5ed

Shades

#156aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #156aaa
  2. #135f99
  3. #115588
  4. #0f4a77
  5. #0d4066
  6. #0b3555
  7. #082a44
  8. #062033
  9. #041522
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#156aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #156aaa
  2. #2c79b3
  3. #4488bb
  4. #5b97c4
  5. #73a6cc
  6. #8ab5d5
  7. #a1c3dd
  8. #b9d2e6
  9. #d0e1ee
  10. #e8f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#156aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #156aaa
  2. #206ca6
  3. #2a6ea2
  4. #35719d
  5. #407399
  6. #4b7595
  7. #557791
  8. #60798d
  9. #6b7c88
  10. #757e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #516887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3560a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c6cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b64a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-156aaa {
  color: #156aaa;
}
Background
.bg-156aaa {
  background-color: #156aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-156aaa {
  border: 2px solid #156aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #156aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 106 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-156aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #156aaa, #1520aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-156aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 106 170 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.48 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.82 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.56 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.10 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.36 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.45 #ea9555 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#156aaa  rgb(21, 106, 170)  hsl(206, 78%, 37%)  Medium Persian Blue
#aa5515  rgb(170, 85, 21)  hsl(26, 78%, 37%)  Sienna
#aa156a  rgb(170, 21, 106)  hsl(326, 78%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6aaa15  rgb(106, 170, 21)  hsl(86, 78%, 37%)  Kelly Green