Recognised as Colour

#152A41

#152A41
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#152A41 is a blue with RGB values 21, 42, 65 and HSL 211°, 51%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#152A41

RGBrgb(21, 42, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1647, 0.2549

RGB percentages8.2%, 16.5%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(211.4, 51.2%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 67.7%, 25.5%)

CMYK67.7%, 35.4%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,387,073

CSS custom property--colour: #152A41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.59:1

Contrast with white14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#EAD5BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202B42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A2741no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#002F32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Black · ΔE 23.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7 Slate grey · ΔE 37 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.8 Steel blue · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#412C15

Analogous#154041, #161541

Triadic#41152A, #2A4115

Split complementary#411615, #404115

Tetradic#411540, #412C15, #154116

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#598EC9

Lighter +30%#3A75B5

Lighter +20%#2E5C8E

Lighter +10%#214368

Darker −10%#09111A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0A2A4C

Less saturated −25%#202A36

Channel breakdown

R21

G42

B65

Red21 (8.2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue211.36°

Saturation (HSL)51.16%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 15 · G 2A · B 41

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