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Recognised as Colour

#150CC4

  • #150CC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#150CC4 is a blue with RGB values 21, 12, 196 and HSL 243°, 88%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#150CC4#150CC4
HEX#150CC4
RGBrgb(21, 12, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0471, 0.7686
RGB percentages8.2%, 4.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(242.9, 88.5%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 93.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK89.3%, 93.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,379,524
CSS custom property--colour: #150CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#EAF33B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Dark blue · ΔE 23.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.6Blue · ΔE 28.3Navy · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBC40C
Analogous#0C5FC4, #710CC4
Triadic#C4150C, #0CC415
Split complementary#C4710C, #5FC40C
Tetradic#C40C5F, #BBC40C, #0CC471

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7A3F9
Lighter +30%#7973F6
Lighter +20%#4B43F3
Lighter +10%#1D12F1
Darker −10%#100994
Darker −20%#0B0664
Darker −30%#060334
Darker −40%#000004
More saturated +25%#0A00D0
Less saturated −25%#2C26AA

Channel breakdown

R21
G12
B196
Red21 (8.2%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue242.93°
Saturation (HSL)88.46%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 0C · B C4

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