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#156FC4

#156fc4 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#156fc4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 43.53% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.29% cyan, 43.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 209.14°, with 80.65% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.81.

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Relative luminance0.1551

Complementary

  1. #156fc4
  2. #c46a15

Split complementary

  1. #156fc4
  2. #c41518
  3. #c4c215

Analogous

  1. #15c4c2
  2. #156fc4
  3. #1518c4

Triadic

  1. #156fc4
  2. #c4156f
  3. #6fc415

Tetradic

  1. #156fc4
  2. #6a15c4
  3. #c46a15
  4. #6fc415

Square

  1. #156fc4
  2. #c215c4
  3. #c46a15
  4. #18c415

Monochromatic

  1. #06213a
  2. #0e487f
  3. #156fc4
  4. #3b95ea
  5. #81bbf1

Shades

#156fc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #156fc4
  2. #1364b0
  3. #11599d
  4. #0f4e89
  5. #0d4376
  6. #0b3862
  7. #082c4e
  8. #06213b
  9. #041627
  10. #020b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#156fc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #156fc4
  2. #2c7dca
  3. #448cd0
  4. #5b9ad6
  5. #73a9dc
  6. #8ab7e2
  7. #a1c5e7
  8. #b9d4ed
  9. #d0e2f3
  10. #e8f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#156fc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #156fc4
  2. #2071bd
  3. #2a72b6
  4. #3574b0
  5. #4076a9
  6. #4b78a2
  7. #55799b
  8. #607b94
  9. #6b7d8e
  10. #757e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576e98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4376c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f67c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3573c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b6ac3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-156fc4 {
  color: #156fc4;
}
Background
.bg-156fc4 {
  background-color: #156fc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-156fc4 {
  border: 2px solid #156fc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #156fc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 111 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 81% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-156fc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #156fc4, #1518c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-156fc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 111 196 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.81 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.70 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.07 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.36 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.58 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.70 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.29 #ea903b Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

True Blue
#156fc4  rgb(21, 111, 196)  hsl(209, 81%, 43%)  True Blue
#c46a15  rgb(196, 106, 21)  hsl(29, 81%, 43%)  Chocolate
#c4156f  rgb(196, 21, 111)  hsl(329, 81%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#6fc415  rgb(111, 196, 21)  hsl(89, 81%, 43%)  Kelly Green