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#157DBD

#157dbd ≈ Steel Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#157dbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 49.02% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 33.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 202.86°, 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682b4), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.185

Complementary

  1. #157dbd
  2. #bd5515

Split complementary

  1. #157dbd
  2. #bd1529
  3. #bda915

Analogous

  1. #15bda9
  2. #157dbd
  3. #1529bd

Triadic

  1. #157dbd
  2. #bd157d
  3. #7dbd15

Tetradic

  1. #157dbd
  2. #5515bd
  3. #bd5515
  4. #7dbd15

Square

  1. #157dbd
  2. #a915bd
  3. #bd5515
  4. #29bd15

Monochromatic

  1. #062233
  2. #0d4f78
  3. #157dbd
  4. #36a5e9
  5. #7bc4f0

Shades

#157dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #157dbd
  2. #1371aa
  3. #116497
  4. #0f5884
  5. #0d4b71
  6. #0b3f5f
  7. #08324c
  8. #062639
  9. #041926
  10. #020d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#157dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #157dbd
  2. #2c8ac4
  3. #4497ca
  4. #5ba4d1
  5. #73b1d7
  6. #8abede
  7. #a1cbe5
  8. #b9d8eb
  9. #d0e5f2
  10. #e8f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#157dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #157dbd
  2. #207db7
  3. #2a7eb1
  4. #357eab
  5. #407ea5
  6. #4b7f9f
  7. #557f98
  8. #607f92
  9. #6b7f8c
  10. #758086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f7a98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e7fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4771bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b7ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3976bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-157dbd {
  color: #157dbd;
}
Background
.bg-157dbd {
  background-color: #157dbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-157dbd {
  border: 2px solid #157dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #157dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 125 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-157dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #157dbd, #1529bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-157dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 125 189 / 0.35);
}

#4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 3.77 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.30 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 4.70 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.24 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.54 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.71 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.23 #ea8242 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Steel Blue
#157dbd  rgb(21, 125, 189)  hsl(203, 80%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#bd5515  rgb(189, 85, 21)  hsl(23, 80%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#bd157d  rgb(189, 21, 125)  hsl(323, 80%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7dbd15  rgb(125, 189, 21)  hsl(83, 80%, 41%)  Apple Green