Nearest-color comparison

Lapis vs Denim

Lapis #26619C vs Denim #1560BD: RGB distance 37.1 and contrast 1.05:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.

Lapis and Denim are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 37.1. Denim is lighter by 0.0084, and Denim is more saturated by 19 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Lapis#26619C

Denim#1560BD

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Lapis and Denim across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance37.1

Pair contrast1.05:1

Luminance delta0.0084

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorDenim

More saturatedDenim

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

blue color

Lapis

Lapis is #26619C, a cool blue with hue 210°, saturation 61% and luminance 0.1136. Beside Denim, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 6.42:1.

HEX#26619C RGB38, 97, 156 HSL210, 61, 38 CMYK76, 38, 0, 39 Luminance0.1136 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Denim

Denim is #1560BD, a cool blue with hue 213°, saturation 80% and luminance 0.122. Beside Lapis, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 6.1:1.

HEX#1560BD RGB21, 96, 189 HSL213, 80, 41 CMYK89, 49, 0, 26 Luminance0.122 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Lapis or Denim

Choose LapisChoose Lapis when the design calls for jewel tone blue color at #26619C, with cool temperature and 38% HSL lightness.

Choose DenimChoose Denim when #1560BD, its vibrant and jewel tone blue character, or its 41% HSL lightness is the closer match.

Use togetherTreat them as tonal alternatives or adjacent palette steps, not as text and background. Their contrast is only 1.05:1. They share jewel tone tone characteristics.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyLapisDenim

HEX#26619C#1560BD

RGB38, 97, 15621, 96, 189

HSL210, 61, 38213, 80, 41

CMYK76, 38, 0, 3989, 49, 0, 26

FamilyBlueBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneJewel ToneVibrant, Jewel Tone

Luminance0.11360.122

Black contrast3.27:13.44:1

White contrast6.42:16.1:1

Shared tonesJewel Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Lapiswhite text - 6.42:1

Denimwhite text - 6.1:1

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Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Lapis#26619C

Denim#1560BD

#4A8FD3#4A8FD3

#438EEA#438EEA

#9C6126#9C6126

#BC7115#BC7115

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      "label": "white text",
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    },
    "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.",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "denim",
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.122,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.44,
      "white": 6.1
    },
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    "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.",
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  }
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Differences

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  "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

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  "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
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "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."
}

Related API

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  "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"
]

Full JSON dataset

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