{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"lapis-vs-denim","type":"nearest","name":"Lapis vs Denim","verdict":"Lapis and Denim are visually related colors. Denim is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Lapis and Denim are different blue colors with HEX values #26619C and #1560BD. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 37.1, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":37.1,"contrastRatio":1.05,"colors":[{"slug":"lapis","name":"Lapis","hex":"#26619C","rgb":[38,97,156],"hsl":[210,61,38],"cmyk":[76,38,0,39],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["jewel-tone"],"luminance":0.1136,"contrast":{"black":3.27,"white":6.42},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":6.42},"description":"Lapis is #26619C, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Denim, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/lapis/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lapis.json"},{"slug":"denim","name":"Denim","hex":"#1560BD","rgb":[21,96,189],"hsl":[213,80,41],"cmyk":[89,49,0,26],"family":"blue","temperature":"cool","tone":["vibrant","jewel-tone"],"luminance":0.122,"contrast":{"black":3.44,"white":6.1},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":6.1},"description":"Denim is #1560BD, a cool blue color with vibrant and jewel tone character. Compared with Lapis, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/denim/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/denim.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":37.1,"contrastRatio":1.05,"hslDelta":{"hue":3,"saturation":19,"lightness":3},"luminanceDelta":0.0084,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["jewel-tone"],"lighterColor":"Denim","moreSaturatedColor":"Denim"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.05,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Lapis","background":"#26619C","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":6.42},{"color":"Denim","background":"#1560BD","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":6.1}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Lapis is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #26619C.","chooseSecondWhen":"Denim is better when the design needs vibrant and jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #1560BD.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/lapis-vs-denim.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lapis.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/denim.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/lapis-vs-denim/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/lapis-vs-denim.json"}