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Recognised as Colour

#152B62

  • #152B62
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#152B62 is a blue with RGB values 21, 43, 98 and HSL 223°, 65%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#152B62#152B62
HEX#152B62
RGBrgb(21, 43, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1686, 0.3843
RGB percentages8.2%, 16.9%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(222.9, 64.7%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 78.6%, 38.4%)
CMYK78.6%, 56.1%, 0%, 61.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,387,362
CSS custom property--colour: #152B62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#EAD49D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#053264no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002B61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003842no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 23.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.9Steel blue · ΔE 37.7Slate blue · ΔE 41.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#624C15
Analogous#155162, #261562
Triadic#62152B, #2B6215
Split complementary#622615, #516215
Tetradic#621551, #624C15, #156226

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6588DE
Lighter +30%#3B67D5
Lighter +20%#2750B6
Lighter +10%#1E3D8C
Darker −10%#0C1938
Darker −20%#03060E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#062571
Less saturated −25%#243153

Channel breakdown

R21
G43
B98
Red21 (8.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2B · B 62

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