Denim blue color: code #1560BD

Denim blue

#1560BD

Color codes

  • HEX#1560BD
  • RGBrgb(21, 96, 189)
  • HSLhsl(213, 80%, 41%)
  • HSVhsv(213, 89%, 74%)
  • CMYKcmyk(89%, 49%, 0%, 26%)
  • LABlab(41.5% 14 -54.9)
  • OKLCHoklch(50% 0.162 256.9)

About the color Denim blue

Denim blue has the HEX code #1560BD, which corresponds to rgb(21, 96, 189) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 213°, with 80% saturation and 41% lightness (hsl(213, 80%, 41%)).

Because of its hue it reads as a cool color: it tends to feel calm and distant, and it visually “recedes” in a composition.

As a background it calls for light text: white reaches a 6.10:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 3.43:1 for black.

For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(89%, 49%, 0%, 26%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.

Lighter tints

Darker shades

Color combinations with Denim blue

Complementary

#1560BD · #BC7115

Analogous

#15B4BC · #1560BD · #1D15BC

Triadic

#1560BD · #BC1560 · #60BC15

Tetradic

#1560BD · #BC15B4 · #BC7115 · #15BC1D

Split-complementary

#1560BD · #BC1D15 · #B4BC15

Monochromatic

#082649 · #10498E · #1560BD · #3586E9 · #7AAFF0

Denim blue with white and black text

White text Aa Bb Cc 123
6.10:1 · AA
Black text Aa Bb Cc 123
3.43:1 · large text only

Test other pairs in the contrast checker

How to use it in CSS

:root {
  --color-denim-blue: #1560BD;
  --color-denim-blue-rgb: 21, 96, 189;
}

.elemento {
  background-color: var(--color-denim-blue);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}