HEX atlas value

#1560BD

#1560BD is a cool blue HEX color nearest Denim. RGB 21, 96, 189, HSL 213° 80% 41%, luminance 0.122; view contrast and conversions.

blue cool vibrant jewel-tone

#1560BD Sample readable text

HEX #1560BD

RGB rgb(21, 96, 189)

HSL hsl(213 80% 41%)

CMYK cmyk(89, 49, 0, 26)

Luminance 0.122

Contrast Black 3.44:1White 6.1:1

CSS

--color-1560bd: #1560BD;
.background-1560bd { background-color: #1560BD; }
.text-1560bd { color: #1560BD; }

HEX meaning and use

About #1560BD

#1560BD is classified as a cool blue value with vibrant and jewel tone visual character. #1560BD is visually closest to Denim, a named blue color with HEX #1560BD.

The RGB channels are 21, 96, and 189, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 213deg with 80% saturation and 41% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.122, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.44:1AA Fail

White text6.1:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #1560BD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.44:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.1:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#0C366A#0C366A · #FFFFFF text · best 11.99:1 #1D15BC#1D15BC · #FFFFFF text · best 11.13:1 #15B4BC#15B4BC · #000000 text · best 8.29:1 Sapphire#0F52BA · #FFFFFF text · best 7.15:1 Signal Blue#0057B8 · #FFFFFF text · best 6.87:1

Generated Palette

Denim#1560BD

#BC7115#BC7115

#15B4BC#15B4BC

#1D15BC#1D15BC

#438EEA#438EEA

#0C366A#0C366A

Color Harmonies

#BC7115#BC7115

#15B4BC#15B4BC

#1D15BC#1D15BC

#BC1560#BC1560

#60BC15#60BC15

Variants

#438EEA#438EEA

#0C366A#0C366A

#005ED1#005ED1

#2C62A5#2C62A5

#70A3E1#70A3E1

#0070FA#0070FA

Nearest Named Colors

Denim#1560BD

Sapphire#0F52BA

Signal Blue#0057B8

Anodized Blue#0066CC

Ocean Blue#0077BE

Luminance0.122

Black text3.44:1AA Fail

White text6.1:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#1560BD","rgb":[21,96,189],"hsl":[213,80,41],"cmyk":[89,49,0,26],"luminance":0.122,"contrast":{"black":3.44,"white":6.1}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#0C366A","hex":"#0C366A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.75,"contrastWhite":11.99,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#1D15BC","hex":"#1D15BC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.89,"contrastWhite":11.13,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#15B4BC","hex":"#15B4BC","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.29,"contrastWhite":2.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Sapphire","hex":"#0F52BA","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.94,"contrastWhite":7.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Signal Blue","hex":"#0057B8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.06,"contrastWhite":6.87,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","vibrant","jewel tone","vibrant blue","jewel tone blue","Denim adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","high-energy accents","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/1560bd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/denim.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sapphire.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/signal-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BC7115","analogous":["#15B4BC","#1D15BC"],"triadic":["#BC1560","#60BC15"],"tetradic":["#BC15B4","#BC7115","#15BC1D"],"splitComplementary":["#BC1D15","#B4BC15"],"monochromatic":["#438EEA","#1560BD","#0C366A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#438EEA","dark":"#0C366A","saturated":"#005ED1","desaturated":"#2C62A5","pastel":"#70A3E1","neon":"#0070FA"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"denim","name":"Denim","hex":"#1560BD","distance":0},{"slug":"sapphire","name":"Sapphire","hex":"#0F52BA","distance":15.524174696260024},{"slug":"signal-blue","name":"Signal Blue","hex":"#0057B8","distance":23.388031127053},{"slug":"anodized-blue","name":"Anodized Blue","hex":"#0066CC","distance":26.49528259898354},{"slug":"ocean-blue","name":"Ocean Blue","hex":"#0077BE","distance":31.160872901765767}]

#1560BD

CSS

About #1560BD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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