#1560BD · Denim

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#1560BD is a medium, highly saturated blue color, closest to Denim and near Sapphire and Lapis. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 257°. 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.

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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

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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.

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