Recognised as Colour
#151F9D
- #151F9D
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#151F9D is a blue with RGB values 21, 31, 157 and HSL 236°, 76%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#151F9D#151F9D
HEX#151F9D
RGBrgb(21, 31, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1216, 0.6157
RGB percentages8.2%, 12.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(235.6, 76.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 86.6%, 61.6%)
CMYK86.6%, 80.3%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,384,349
CSS custom property--colour: #151F9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#EAE062
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D9315
Analogous#15639D, #4F159D
Triadic#9D151F, #1F9D15
Split complementary#9D4F15, #639D15
Tetradic#9D1563, #9D9315, #159D4F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G31
B157
Red21 (8.2%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue235.59°
Saturation (HSL)76.4%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 1F · B 9D
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