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Recognised as Colour

#150AAF

  • #150AAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#150AAF is a blue with RGB values 21, 10, 175 and HSL 244°, 89%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#150AAF#150AAF
HEX#150AAF
RGBrgb(21, 10, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0392, 0.6863
RGB percentages8.2%, 3.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(244, 89.2%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 94.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK88%, 94.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,378,991
CSS custom property--colour: #150AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#EAF550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003CB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.3Medium blue · ΔE 16.2Navy · ΔE 19.5Blue violet · ΔE 24.2Indigo · ΔE 26.3Dark violet · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4AF0A
Analogous#0A51AF, #670AAF
Triadic#AF150A, #0AAF15
Split complementary#AF670A, #52AF0A
Tetradic#AF0A52, #A4AF0A, #0AAF68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#948DF8
Lighter +30%#675CF6
Lighter +20%#392CF3
Lighter +10%#1B0DDF
Darker −10%#0F077F
Darker −20%#09044F
Darker −30%#04021E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C00B9
Less saturated −25%#292198

Channel breakdown

R21
G10
B175
Red21 (8.2%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue244°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 0A · B AF

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