#1560BD · Denim

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#1560BD (RGB 21, 96, 189) is a medium, highly saturated blue, closest to Denim and near Sapphire and Lapis. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #1560BD a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 257°.

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HEX#1560BD
RGBrgb(21, 96, 189)
HSLhsl(213, 80%, 41%)
CMYK89, 49, 0, 26
CSS var--denim
Contrast6.1:1 white · 3.44:1 black

Similar named colors

Sapphire #0F52BALapis #26619COcean #0077BERoyal Blue #4169E1Cobalt #0047AB

How to use #1560BD

White text passes WCAG AA on #1560BD (6.1:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #1560BD with its analogous neighbors #15B4BC and #1D15BC; for contrast use its complement #BC7115 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--denim: #1560BD;

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#1560BD hex color card: Denim, RGB 21, 96, 189
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Shades & tints

#041326#08264C#0D3A71#114D97#1560BD#4480CA#73A0D7#A1BFE5#D0DFF2

Color harmonies for #1560BD

Complementary

#1560BD#BC7115

Analogous

#1560BD#15B4BC#1D15BC

Triadic

#1560BD#BC1560#60BC15

Split complementary

#1560BD#BC1D15#B4BC15

Tetradic

#1560BD#BC15B4#BC7115#15BC1D