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Recognised as Colour

#15036A

  • #15036A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#15036A is a blue with RGB values 21, 3, 106 and HSL 250°, 94%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#15036A#15036A
HEX#15036A
RGBrgb(21, 3, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0118, 0.4157
RGB percentages8.2%, 1.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(250.5, 94.5%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 97.2%, 41.6%)
CMYK80.2%, 97.2%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,377,130
CSS custom property--colour: #15036A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.76:1
Contrast with white16.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#EAFC95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00226Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#001968no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00283Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.8Navy · ΔE 13.2Indigo · ΔE 14.6Dark blue · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#586A03
Analogous#03256A, #49036A
Triadic#6A1503, #036A15
Split complementary#6A4903, #256A03
Tetradic#6A0325, #586A03, #036A49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#603FFA
Lighter +30%#370EF8
Lighter +20%#2906CD
Lighter +10%#1F049C
Darker −10%#0B0238
Darker −20%#010007
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#13006D
Less saturated −25%#1E115C

Channel breakdown

R21
G3
B106
Red21 (8.2%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue250.49°
Saturation (HSL)94.5%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 03 · B 6A

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