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#157BC3

#157bc3 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#157bc3 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 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.23% cyan, 36.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 204.83°, with 80.56% saturation and 42.35% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.1827

Complementary

  1. #157bc3
  2. #c35d15

Split complementary

  1. #157bc3
  2. #c31524
  3. #c3b415

Analogous

  1. #15c3b4
  2. #157bc3
  3. #1524c3

Triadic

  1. #157bc3
  2. #c3157b
  3. #7bc315

Tetradic

  1. #157bc3
  2. #5d15c3
  3. #c35d15
  4. #7bc315

Square

  1. #157bc3
  2. #b415c3
  3. #c35d15
  4. #24c315

Monochromatic

  1. #062439
  2. #0e4f7e
  3. #157bc3
  4. #3ba1ea
  5. #80c2f1

Shades

#157bc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #157bc3
  2. #136fb0
  3. #11629c
  4. #0f5689
  5. #0d4a75
  6. #0b3e62
  7. #08314e
  8. #06253b
  9. #041927
  10. #020c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#157bc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #157bc3
  2. #2c88c9
  3. #4495cf
  4. #5ba3d5
  5. #73b0db
  6. #8abde1
  7. #a1cae7
  8. #b9d7ed
  9. #d0e5f3
  10. #e8f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#157bc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #157bc3
  2. #207cbc
  3. #2a7cb6
  4. #357daf
  5. #407da8
  6. #4b7ea2
  7. #557e9b
  8. #607f94
  9. #6b7f8d
  10. #758087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e789b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #587fc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e70c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #467dc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3274c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-157bc3 {
  color: #157bc3;
}
Background
.bg-157bc3 {
  background-color: #157bc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-157bc3 {
  border: 2px solid #157bc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #157bc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 123 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 81% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-157bc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #157bc3, #1524c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-157bc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 123 195 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.40 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.70 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.73 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.98 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.98 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.43 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.74 #ea843c Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

French Blue
#157bc3  rgb(21, 123, 195)  hsl(205, 81%, 42%)  French Blue
#c35d15  rgb(195, 93, 21)  hsl(25, 81%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#c3157b  rgb(195, 21, 123)  hsl(325, 81%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bc315  rgb(123, 195, 21)  hsl(85, 81%, 42%)  Yellow Green