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Recognised as Colour

#151EC0

  • #151EC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#151EC0 is a blue with RGB values 21, 30, 192 and HSL 237°, 80%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#151EC0#151EC0
HEX#151EC0
RGBrgb(21, 30, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1176, 0.7529
RGB percentages8.2%, 11.8%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(236.8, 80.3%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 89.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK89.1%, 84.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,384,128
CSS custom property--colour: #151EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#EAE13F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0035BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005472no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.6Dark blue · ΔE 18Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Navy · ΔE 22.9Dark violet · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0B715
Analogous#1573C0, #6215C0
Triadic#C0151E, #1EC015
Split complementary#C06215, #73C015
Tetradic#C01573, #C0B715, #15C062

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABAFF6
Lighter +30%#7D83F1
Lighter +20%#4F57EC
Lighter +10%#212CE7
Darker −10%#101792
Darker −20%#0B1064
Darker −30%#060836
Darker −40%#010108
More saturated +25%#000BD5
Less saturated −25%#3036A5

Channel breakdown

R21
G30
B192
Red21 (8.2%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue236.84°
Saturation (HSL)80.28%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 1E · B C0

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