What colors make Denim Blue?
On this page, you will find the Denim Blue Hex, RGB, Hue Saturation Light (HSL), and CMYK color codes. We also include shades and variations of Denim Blue, color palettes, and related colors.
Denim Blue color code
The Denim Blue hex code is #1560BD. The Denim Blue hex code can be quantified in RGB values which represent the amount of Red, Green and Blue color channels. The RGB value is an estimated amount of red, green, and blue color to create the color Denim Blue. The RGB estimate is:
- Red: #15 in Hex amounts to 8%
- Green: #60 in Hex amounts to 38%
- Blue: #BD in Hex amounts to 74%
Denim Blue in HSL
HSL is an acronym which stands for Hue, Saturation, and Lightness. HSL was developed for television and standardized for computer displays.
Hue is the perceived color name. Saturation is the "colorfulness" relative to the color's brightness. Brightness is our human eye's quantifed perception of the spectral light distribution. Lightness is the color brightness relative to a perceived similarly illuminated white.
Brightness and "colorfulness" are absolute measures, while Lightness and and Saturation are relative measures.
Denim Blue is 213deg, 80%, 41% HSL.
- Hue: 213deg
- Saturation: 80%
- Light: 41%
Denim Blue color in CMYK color model
The CMYK color model is commonly used in printing. The CMYK acronym stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key. Where key is black. Since the black color is the absence of light, the CMYK is a subtractive color model. White light minus red is cyan, minus green is magenta, minus blue is yellow.
Denim Blue is 89% 49% 0% 26% CMYK.
- Cyan: 89%
- Magenta: 49%
- Yellow: 0%
- Key (or Black): 26%
Different shades of Denim Blue
According to its HSL value, Denim Blue contains about 41% of brightness.
Below are the all the values in HEX, HSL and CMYK color spaces for each shade variations:
- Hex HSL CMYK
- #D1E3F9 213deg, 80%, 90% 16%, 9%, 0%, 99%
- #A3C7F4 213deg, 80%, 80% 33%, 18%, 0%, 99%
- #75ABEF 213deg, 80%, 70% 51%, 28%, 0%, 99%
- #4790EA 213deg, 80%, 60% 69%, 38%, 0%, 99%
- #1974E5 213deg, 80%, 50% 88%, 49%, 0%, 99%
- #145DB7 213deg, 80%, 40% 88%, 49%, 0%, 99%
- #0F4589 213deg, 80%, 30% 88%, 49%, 0%, 99%
- #0A2E5B 213deg, 80%, 20% 88%, 49%, 0%, 99%
- #05172D 213deg, 80%, 10% 88%, 49%, 0%, 99%
Accessibility tips when using the color Denim Blue
Ensure your content remains available to the broadest possible audience. Make sure the text color has enough contrast with its background. When using Denim Blue on text, we recommend you use white for the background.
The reason Denim Blue contrasts better with a white background is because Denim Blue has a degree of brightness of 41% which provides better contrast on a bright background.
The Denim Blue color palette hex codes.
There are a few color palettes available when working with Denim Blue, but below is our favorite:
- International Orange (Engineering)
#BA160C - Caramel Coating
#BB7711 - Walk In The Park
#88BB11 - Spring Forth
#11BB22 - Super Rare Jade
#14BAB4 - Galactic Highway
#3311BB
By interpolating Hue and Saturation values, we can also generate great color palettes inspired from Denim Blue
- Gray (X11 Gray)
#BEBEBE - Animal Kingdom
#BCC09E - Olivine
#9AB973 - Bleached Olive
#55BB88 - Mountain Meadow
#30BA8F - Too Dark Tonight
#0011BB
Below is a series of palettes generated from the color Denim Blue:
Palette variances of 3 colors:
- #9E15BD
- #155FBD
- #15BD45
- #BD9915
- #BD15A0
- #155FBD
- #155FBD
- #15BDAC
- #15BD3F
Palette variances of 4 colors:
- #155FBD
- #15BD42
- #BDBA15
- #BD1546
- #BD7115
- #BD155F
- #7115BD
- #155FBD
- #1B15BD
- #155FBD
- #15B1BD
- #15BD77
Palette variances of 5 colors:
- #BD7115
- #BD155F
- #7115BD
- #155FBD
- #15BD72
- #BD154F
- #7A15BD
- #155FBD
- #15BD69
- #70BD15
- #9315BD
- #2E15BD
- #155FBD
- #15BDB5
- #15BD50
Palette variances of 6 colors:
- #BD1554
- #BD15AB
- #7715BD
- #2015BD
- #155FBD
- #15B6BD
- #5B15BD
- #1517BD
- #155FBD
- #15A8BD
- #15BD88
- #15BD3F
- #BD1543
- #BD158C
- #A415BD
- #5B15BD
- #1517BD
- #155FBD
You will find specific color values of Denim Blue on this page. For example, the Denim Blue HEX color code is #1560BD. We offer a variety of color palette, variances, and an expert color mixer to develop color schemes. Related colors for Denim Blue are:
- Sapphire Blue color code is (15.0, 82.0, 186.0).
- Green-Blue color code is (17.0, 100.0, 180.0).
- Persian Blue color code is (28.0, 57.0, 187.0).
- Blue Green color code is (13.0, 152.0, 186.0).
- Green-Blue (Crayola) color code is (40.0, 135.0, 200.0).
- Swimmer color code is (10.0, 145.0, 191.0).
- Brilliant Blue color code is (0.0, 117.0, 179.0).
- Honolulu Blue color code is (0.0, 109.0, 176.0).
- Pacific Blue color code is (28.0, 169.0, 201.0).
- Super Rare Jade color code is (20.0, 186.0, 180.0).
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