Recognised as Colour
#150B96
- #150B96
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#150B96 is a blue with RGB values 21, 11, 150 and HSL 244°, 86%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#150B96#150B96
HEX#150B96
RGBrgb(21, 11, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0431, 0.5882
RGB percentages8.2%, 4.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(244.3, 86.3%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 92.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK86%, 92.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,379,222
CSS custom property--colour: #150B96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#171717
Inverted#EAF469
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C960B
Analogous#0B4696, #5B0B96
Triadic#96150B, #0B9615
Split complementary#965A0B, #47960B
Tetradic#960B46, #8C960B, #0B965B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G11
B150
Red21 (8.2%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue244.32°
Saturation (HSL)86.34%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 0B · B 96
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