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#156DFD

#156dfd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#156dfd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.7% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 217.24°, with 98.31% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.23.

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Relative luminance0.1819

Complementary

  1. #156dfd
  2. #fda515

Split complementary

  1. #156dfd
  2. #fd3115
  3. #e1fd15

Analogous

  1. #15e1fd
  2. #156dfd
  3. #3115fd

Triadic

  1. #156dfd
  2. #fd156d
  3. #6dfd15

Tetradic

  1. #156dfd
  2. #a515fd
  3. #fda515
  4. #6dfd15

Square

  1. #156dfd
  2. #fd15e1
  3. #fda515
  4. #15fd31

Monochromatic

  1. #012e78
  2. #024bc4
  3. #156dfd
  4. #619cfe
  5. #adccfe

Shades

#156dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #156dfd
  2. #1362e4
  3. #1157ca
  4. #0f4cb1
  5. #0d4198
  6. #0b377f
  7. #082c65
  8. #06214c
  9. #041633
  10. #020b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#156dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #156dfd
  2. #2c7cfd
  3. #448afd
  4. #5b99fe
  5. #73a7fe
  6. #8ab6fe
  7. #a1c5fe
  8. #b9d3fe
  9. #d0e2ff
  10. #e8f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#156dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #156dfd
  2. #206ff1
  3. #2a71e4
  4. #3573d8
  5. #4075cb
  6. #4b77bf
  7. #5578b2
  8. #607aa6
  9. #6b7c99
  10. #757e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e73bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0079ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-156dfd {
  color: #156dfd;
}
Background
.bg-156dfd {
  background-color: #156dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-156dfd {
  border: 2px solid #156dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #156dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 98% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-156dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #156dfd, #3115fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-156dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.89 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.16 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.48 #ea9202 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#156dfd  rgb(21, 109, 253)  hsl(217, 98%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#fda515  rgb(253, 165, 21)  hsl(37, 98%, 54%)  Orange
#fd156d  rgb(253, 21, 109)  hsl(337, 98%, 54%)  Rose
#6dfd15  rgb(109, 253, 21)  hsl(97, 98%, 54%)  Lawn Green