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Recognised as Colour

#152CCB

  • #152CCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#152CCB is a blue with RGB values 21, 44, 203 and HSL 232°, 81%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#152CCB#152CCB
HEX#152CCB
RGBrgb(21, 44, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1725, 0.7961
RGB percentages8.2%, 17.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(232.4, 81.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 89.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK89.7%, 78.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,387,723
CSS custom property--colour: #152CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#EAD334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005E7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.7Dark blue · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Navy · ΔE 24.6Dark violet · ΔE 28.4Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB415
Analogous#1587CB, #5915CB
Triadic#CB152C, #2CCB15
Split complementary#CB5915, #87CB15
Tetradic#CB1587, #CBB415, #15CB59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5BDF7
Lighter +30%#8694F3
Lighter +20%#586BEE
Lighter +10%#2A42E9
Darker −10%#10229D
Darker −20%#0B186F
Darker −30%#070E40
Darker −40%#020412
More saturated +25%#001CE0
Less saturated −25%#3141AF

Channel breakdown

R21
G44
B203
Red21 (8.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue232.42°
Saturation (HSL)81.25%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2C · B CB

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