Denim Color

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Color Name

Denim

Hex Color Code

#1560BD

RGB Color Code

RGB(21, 96, 189)

CMYK Values*

88.9%, 49.2%, 0.0%, 25.9%

Color Family (Hue)

Blue

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#1560BD Denim Color Crayola Crayons - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

Crayola formulated the color Denim in 1993, which is part of Crayola Crayon's list.

What color is Denim?

Denim color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Denim is #1560BD, and the RGB color code is RGB(21, 96, 189).

In the RGB color model, Denim has a red value of 21, a green value of 96, and a blue value of 189. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 88.9% cyan, 49.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 213.2° (degrees), 80.0 % saturation, and 41.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Denim has a hue of 213.2° (degrees), 88.9 % saturation and 74.1 % brightness/value.

Denim is cool or warm?

The color Denim is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Denim? (For interior and product design)

Denim has an LRV of nearly 12.2. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Denim

LRV 12.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 12.2 of Denim with dark and light color

Is Denim Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Denim meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Denim (Color - Crayola Crayons) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #1560BD

Hex triplet: #1560BD
Red: 15
Green: 60
Blue: BD

RGBA / RGB rgb(21, 96, 189)

Red: 21 (8.2%)
Green: 96 (37.6%)
Blue: 189 (74.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 88.89%
Magenta: 49.21%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 25.88%

HSL hsl(213.21deg, 80.0 %, 41.2 %)

Hue: 213.21°
Saturation: 80.00 %
Lightness: 41.18 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 213.21°
Saturation: 88.89 %
Brightness / Value: 74.12 %

RYB ryb(44, 66, 175)

Red: 44 (17.3%)
Yellow: 66 (25.9%)
Blue: 175 (68.7%)

HWB

Hue: 213.21°
Whiteness: 8.24 %
Blackness: 25.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 91.76%
Magenta: 62.35%
Yellow: 25.88%

XYZ

X: 13.68
Y: 12.2
Z: 49.78

YXY

Y1: 12.2
X: 0.18
Y2: 0.16

CIE-Lab

L: 41.53
A: 14.04
B: -54.88

CIE-Lch

L: 41.53
C: 56.65
H: 284.35

CIE-Luv

L: 41.53
U: -21.44
V: -81.53

Hunter-Lab

L: 34.93
A: 8.78
B: -60.05

Other

LRV: ~ 12.2 %
Munsell Color System: 4PB 4.0/13.6

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Denim (Color - Crayola Crayons)

These are the named colors closest to Denim (Color - Crayola Crayons), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#1560BD Color Denim

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#0066CC Color Bright Navy Blue

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

#2D5DA1 Color Medium Sapphire

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#0059CF Color Tang Blue

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Denim color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Denim to Pantone PMS

#005EB8 Color PANTONE 300 C

98.72% match | ΔE 1.28

#0762C8 Color PANTONE 2387 C

98.64% match | ΔE 1.36

#2460A7 Color PANTONE 3506 C

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#275EA3 Color PANTONE 10261 C

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

Pantone TCX

Denim color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Denim to Pantone TCX

#2E62A3 Color PANTONE 18-4048 TCX - Nebulas Blue

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#1F5DA0 Color PANTONE 18-4051 TCX - Strong Blue

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#356CB0 Color PANTONE 18-4043 TCX - Palace Blue

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

#0061A3 Color PANTONE 18-4244 TCX - Directoire Blue

95.47% match | ΔE 4.53

RAL Design

Denim color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Denim to RAL Design

#1E5DA5 Color RAL 280 40 45 - Hyacinth Blue

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#2E5D9D Color RAL 280 40 40 - Neptune Blue

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

#215F96 Color RAL 270 40 35 - Lapis Lazuli Blue

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

#005F9D Color RAL 270 40 40 - Magic Blue

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

British Standard 4800

Denim color similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Denim to British Standard 4800

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

94.20% match | ΔE 5.80

RAL Classic

Denim color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Denim to RAL Classic

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

93.64% match | ΔE 6.36

#005B8C Color RAL 5017 - Traffic Blue

92.57% match | ΔE 7.43

#376B8C Color RAL 5007 - Brilliant Blue

92.05% match | ΔE 7.95

#005387 Color RAL 5005 - Signal Blue

92.02% match | ΔE 7.98

Pantone TPX

Denim color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TPX. Conversion of Denim to Pantone TPX

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

92.44% match | ΔE 7.56

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0A66C2 Color Linkedin Blue

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

Paint similar to Denim (Color - Crayola Crayons)

These are the real paint colors closest to Denim (Color - Crayola Crayons) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Denim once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Denim color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Denim to PPG Paints

#2863AD Color Rainbow Bright (PPG1243-7)

98.02% match | ΔE 1.98

#0264AE Color Cobalt Stone (PPG1241-7)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#326395 Color Teeny Bikini (PPG1162-6)

95.63% match | ΔE 4.37

#1A5897 Color Suddenly Sapphire (PPG1242-7)

94.97% match | ΔE 5.03

Valspar

Denim color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Denim to Valspar

#2B63A0 Color Zydeco (V036-3)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#245B9E Color Miracle at Wrigley (8001-45G)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#28679E Color In the Nick (8001-44F)

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

#10659F Color Biro Blue (8001-43G)

94.52% match | ΔE 5.48

Benjamin Moore

Denim color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Denim to Benjamin Moore

#3862A3 Color Mosaic (CC-874)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#0066B1 Color Big Country Blue (2066-30)

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

#0063A6 Color Brilliant Blue (2065-30)

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

#396998 Color Old Glory (811)

95.04% match | ΔE 4.96

Dunn-Edwards

Denim color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Denim to Dunn-Edwards

#326AB1 Color Dover Straits (DE 5866)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#4664A5 Color Starstruck (DE 5894)

94.89% match | ΔE 5.11

#1D5699 Color Blue Chip (DE 5867)

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

#165D95 Color Lapis (DE 5846)

94.73% match | ΔE 5.27

Behr

Denim color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Denim to Behr

#265C98 Color Beacon Blue (P510-7)

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

#2B6BAA Color Electric Blue (MQ4-24)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#4467A7 Color Indigo Batik (P530-6)

95.37% match | ΔE 4.63

#366FA6 Color Mega Blue (P520-6)

94.21% match | ΔE 5.79

Sherwin Williams

Denim color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Denim to Sherwin Williams

#015F97 Color Hyper Blue (SW 6965)

93.96% match | ΔE 6.04

#225288 Color Frank Blue (SW 6967)

92.68% match | ΔE 7.32

#4C6B8A Color Revel Blue (SW 6530)

92.43% match | ΔE 7.57

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

92.32% match | ΔE 7.68

Farrow & Ball

Denim color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Denim to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

88.52% match | ΔE 11.48

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

87.68% match | ΔE 12.32

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

84.70% match | ΔE 15.30

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

83.83% match | ΔE 16.17

Color Combinations

View more Denim - #1560BD color palettes and coordinating colors

061A33

0B3161

10498F

1560BD

1F78E6

4D94EB

7BAFF0

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

15BD72

15B4BD

1560BD

1E15BD

7215BD

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

1560BD

BD1560

60BD15

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

1560BD

BD15B4

BD7215

15BD1E

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

1560BD

2C6FC3

437FCA

5B8FD0

729FD7

8AAFDE

A1BFE4

B8CFEB

D0DFF1

E7EFF8

FFFFFF

Denim - #1560BD Tints

1560BD

1256AA

104C97

0E4384

0C3971

0A305E

08264B

061C38

041325

020912

000000

Denim - #1560BD Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#1560BD

Denim

#BD7215

Tiger’s Eye*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Denim - #1560BD?

Color that best contrast with Denim - #1560BD is #BD7215, color name is Tiger’s Eye*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.