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Colour

#152A95

  • #152A95
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#152A95 is a blue with RGB values 21, 42, 149 and HSL 230°, 75%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#152A95#152A95
HEX#152A95
RGBrgb(21, 42, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1647, 0.5843
RGB percentages8.2%, 16.5%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(230.2, 75.3%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 85.9%, 58.4%)
CMYK85.9%, 71.8%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,387,157
CSS custom property--colour: #152A95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#EAD56A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003E98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003293no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#00485Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.4Navy · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1Indigo · ΔE 18.9Dark blue · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#958015
Analogous#156A95, #401595
Triadic#95152A, #2A9515
Split complementary#954015, #6A9515
Tetradic#95156A, #958015, #159540

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8899EE
Lighter +30%#5B72E8
Lighter +20%#2E4CE2
Lighter +10%#1B37C2
Darker −10%#0F1D68
Darker −20%#08113C
Darker −30%#02040F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001CAA
Less saturated −25%#2A3880

Channel breakdown

R21
G42
B149
Red21 (8.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue230.16°
Saturation (HSL)75.29%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2A · B 95

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