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#157ABC

#157abc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#157abc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 47.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.83% cyan, 35.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 203.71°, 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.1771

Complementary

  1. #157abc
  2. #bc5715

Split complementary

  1. #157abc
  2. #bc1527
  3. #bcaa15

Analogous

  1. #15bcaa
  2. #157abc
  3. #1527bc

Triadic

  1. #157abc
  2. #bc157a
  3. #7abc15

Tetradic

  1. #157abc
  2. #5715bc
  3. #bc5715
  4. #7abc15

Square

  1. #157abc
  2. #aa15bc
  3. #bc5715
  4. #27bc15

Monochromatic

  1. #062132
  2. #0d4d77
  3. #157abc
  4. #35a2e8
  5. #7ac1f0

Shades

#157abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #157abc
  2. #136ea9
  3. #116296
  4. #0f5584
  5. #0d4971
  6. #0b3d5e
  7. #08314b
  8. #062538
  9. #041826
  10. #020c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#157abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #157abc
  2. #2c87c3
  3. #4495c9
  4. #5ba2d0
  5. #73afd7
  6. #8abdde
  7. #a1cae4
  8. #b9d7eb
  9. #d0e4f2
  10. #e8f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#157abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #157abc
  2. #207bb6
  3. #2a7bb0
  4. #357caa
  5. #407ca4
  6. #4b7d9e
  7. #557e98
  8. #607e92
  9. #6b7f8c
  10. #757f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a7dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #436ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #487cbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3673bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-157abc {
  color: #157abc;
}
Background
.bg-157abc {
  background-color: #157abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-157abc {
  border: 2px solid #157abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #157abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 122 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-157abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #157abc, #1527bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-157abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 122 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.07 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.44 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.96 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.91 #ea8543 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

French Blue
#157abc  rgb(21, 122, 188)  hsl(204, 80%, 41%)  French Blue
#bc5715  rgb(188, 87, 21)  hsl(24, 80%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#bc157a  rgb(188, 21, 122)  hsl(324, 80%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7abc15  rgb(122, 188, 21)  hsl(84, 80%, 41%)  Apple Green