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#156BBF

#156bbf ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#156bbf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 41.96% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.01% cyan, 43.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 209.65°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.1444

Complementary

  1. #156bbf
  2. #bf6915

Split complementary

  1. #156bbf
  2. #bf1516
  3. #bfbe15

Analogous

  1. #15bfbe
  2. #156bbf
  3. #1516bf

Triadic

  1. #156bbf
  2. #bf156b
  3. #6bbf15

Tetradic

  1. #156bbf
  2. #6915bf
  3. #bf6915
  4. #6bbf15

Square

  1. #156bbf
  2. #be15bf
  3. #bf6915
  4. #16bf15

Monochromatic

  1. #061e35
  2. #0d447a
  3. #156bbf
  4. #3791e9
  5. #7cb7f1

Shades

#156bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #156bbf
  2. #1360ac
  3. #115699
  4. #0f4b86
  5. #0d4073
  6. #0b3660
  7. #082b4c
  8. #062039
  9. #041526
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#156bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #156bbf
  2. #2c7ac5
  3. #4489cc
  4. #5b97d2
  5. #73a6d9
  6. #8ab5df
  7. #a1c4e5
  8. #b9d3ec
  9. #d0e1f2
  10. #e8f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#156bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #156bbf
  2. #206db9
  3. #2a6fb2
  4. #3571ac
  5. #4073a6
  6. #4b76a0
  7. #557899
  8. #607a93
  9. #6b7c8d
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546a94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f72c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a63bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #336fc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1866be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-156bbf {
  color: #156bbf;
}
Background
.bg-156bbf {
  background-color: #156bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-156bbf {
  border: 2px solid #156bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #156bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 107 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-156bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #156bbf, #1516bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-156bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 107 191 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.31 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.55 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.15 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.92 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.08 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.72 #ea9440 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

True Blue
#156bbf  rgb(21, 107, 191)  hsl(210, 80%, 42%)  True Blue
#bf6915  rgb(191, 105, 21)  hsl(30, 80%, 42%)  Copper
#bf156b  rgb(191, 21, 107)  hsl(330, 80%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#6bbf15  rgb(107, 191, 21)  hsl(90, 80%, 42%)  Kelly Green