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Colour

#152A60

  • #152A60
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#152A60 is a blue with RGB values 21, 42, 96 and HSL 223°, 64%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#152A60#152A60
HEX#152A60
RGBrgb(21, 42, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1647, 0.3765
RGB percentages8.2%, 16.5%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(223.2, 64.1%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 78.1%, 37.6%)
CMYK78.1%, 56.3%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,387,104
CSS custom property--colour: #152A60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.71:1
Contrast with white13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#EAD59F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#053162no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002A5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003740no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.4Steel blue · ΔE 38Black · ΔE 41.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#604B15
Analogous#154F60, #261560
Triadic#60152A, #2A6015
Split complementary#602615, #4F6015
Tetradic#60154F, #604B15, #156026

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6486DD
Lighter +30%#3A65D4
Lighter +20%#274FB4
Lighter +10%#1E3C8A
Darker −10%#0C1836
Darker −20%#03050C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#06246F
Less saturated −25%#243051

Channel breakdown

R21
G42
B96
Red21 (8.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue223.2°
Saturation (HSL)64.1%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2A · B 60

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