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#157BBD

#157bbd ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#157bbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 48.24% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 34.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 203.57°, with 80% saturation and 41.18% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.18

Complementary

  1. #157bbd
  2. #bd5715

Split complementary

  1. #157bbd
  2. #bd1527
  3. #bdab15

Analogous

  1. #15bdab
  2. #157bbd
  3. #1527bd

Triadic

  1. #157bbd
  2. #bd157b
  3. #7bbd15

Tetradic

  1. #157bbd
  2. #5715bd
  3. #bd5715
  4. #7bbd15

Square

  1. #157bbd
  2. #ab15bd
  3. #bd5715
  4. #27bd15

Monochromatic

  1. #062133
  2. #0d4e78
  3. #157bbd
  4. #36a2e9
  5. #7bc2f0

Shades

#157bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #157bbd
  2. #136faa
  3. #116297
  4. #0f5684
  5. #0d4a71
  6. #0b3e5f
  7. #08314c
  8. #062539
  9. #041926
  10. #020c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#157bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #157bbd
  2. #2c88c4
  3. #4495ca
  4. #5ba3d1
  5. #73b0d7
  6. #8abdde
  7. #a1cae5
  8. #b9d7eb
  9. #d0e5f2
  10. #e8f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#157bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #157bbd
  2. #207cb7
  3. #2a7cb1
  4. #357dab
  5. #407da5
  6. #4b7e9f
  7. #557e98
  8. #607f92
  9. #6b7f8c
  10. #758086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e7897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #446fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #497dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3674bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-157bbd {
  color: #157bbd;
}
Background
.bg-157bbd {
  background-color: #157bbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-157bbd {
  border: 2px solid #157bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #157bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 123 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-157bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #157bbd, #1527bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-157bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 123 189 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.41 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.44 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.92 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.50 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.04 #ea8442 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

French Blue
#157bbd  rgb(21, 123, 189)  hsl(204, 80%, 41%)  French Blue
#bd5715  rgb(189, 87, 21)  hsl(24, 80%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#bd157b  rgb(189, 21, 123)  hsl(324, 80%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bbd15  rgb(123, 189, 21)  hsl(84, 80%, 41%)  Apple Green