Lapis Blue is a medium dark bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Dark Sky Blue, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Lapis Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Lapis Blue is #15317E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Lapis Blue has 8%% Red, 19% Green, and 49% Blue.
Lapis Blue has 224° Hue, 83% Saturation, and 49% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Lapis Blue has 224° Hue, 71% Saturation, and 29% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Lapis Blue has 83% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow, and 51% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#15317E |
|
RGB |
(21, 49, 126) |
(8%, 19%, 49%) |
HSV |
(224°, 83, 49) |
(62%, 83%, 49%) |
HSL |
(224°, 71, 29) |
(62%, 71%, 29%) |
CMYK |
(83, 61, 0, 51) |
(83%, 61%, 0%, 51%) |
The natural luminance of Lapis Blue is 4%, which is low.
Lapis Blue has a higher contrast with white than black.
Lapis Blue and black have a 1.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Lapis Blue and white have a 11.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
4% |
insufficient (1.8) |
AAA (11.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Lapis Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 35% Blue, 6% Cyan, 51% Black, 8% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
35%
Cyan
6%
Magenta
0%
Black
51%
White
8%
To mix Lapis Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 24% Cyan, 17% Magenta, 51% Black, 8% White, as shown below.
Cyan
24%
Magenta
17%
Yellow
0%
Black
51%
White
8%
Colors similar to Lapis Blue are: Cobalt, Catalina Blue, Deep Sapphire, Denim Dark Blue, and Royal. Cobalt is more cyan and paler and lighter than Lapis Blue. Catalina Blue is more cyan and brighter than Lapis Blue. Deep Sapphire is brighter than Lapis Blue. Denim Dark Blue is more blue than Lapis Blue. Royal is more blue and brighter than Lapis Blue.