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#156EBC

#156ebc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#156ebc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 43.14% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.83% cyan, 41.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 208.02°, with 79.9% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #156ebc
  2. #bc6315

Split complementary

  1. #156ebc
  2. #bc151b
  3. #bcb615

Analogous

  1. #15bcb6
  2. #156ebc
  3. #151bbc

Triadic

  1. #156ebc
  2. #bc156e
  3. #6ebc15

Tetradic

  1. #156ebc
  2. #6315bc
  3. #bc6315
  4. #6ebc15

Square

  1. #156ebc
  2. #b615bc
  3. #bc6315
  4. #1bbc15

Monochromatic

  1. #061d32
  2. #0d4677
  3. #156ebc
  4. #3595e8
  5. #7ab9f0

Shades

#156ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #156ebc
  2. #1363a9
  3. #115896
  4. #0f4d84
  5. #0d4271
  6. #0b375e
  7. #082c4b
  8. #062138
  9. #041626
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#156ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #156ebc
  2. #2c7dc3
  3. #448bc9
  4. #5b9ad0
  5. #73a8d7
  6. #8ab7de
  7. #a1c5e4
  8. #b9d4eb
  9. #d0e2f2
  10. #e8f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#156ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #156ebc
  2. #2070b6
  3. #2a72b0
  4. #3573aa
  5. #4075a4
  6. #4b779e
  7. #557998
  8. #607b92
  9. #6b7c8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566d93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4774bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2965ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00818c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3971be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2269bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007aa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-156ebc {
  color: #156ebc;
}
Background
.bg-156ebc {
  background-color: #156ebc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-156ebc {
  border: 2px solid #156ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #156ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 110 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-156ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #156ebc, #151bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-156ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 110 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.61 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.22 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.98 #ea9143 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

French Blue
#156ebc  rgb(21, 110, 188)  hsl(208, 80%, 41%)  French Blue
#bc6315  rgb(188, 99, 21)  hsl(28, 80%, 41%)  Ginger
#bc156e  rgb(188, 21, 110)  hsl(328, 80%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6ebc15  rgb(110, 188, 21)  hsl(88, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green