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Recognised as Colour

#152CCD

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

#152CCD is a blue with RGB values 21, 44, 205 and HSL 233°, 81%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#152CCD#152CCD
HEX#152CCD
RGBrgb(21, 44, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1725, 0.8039
RGB percentages8.2%, 17.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(232.5, 81.4%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 89.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK89.8%, 78.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,387,725
CSS custom property--colour: #152CCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#EAD332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Dark blue · ΔE 21Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Navy · ΔE 25.4Dark violet · ΔE 28.1Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB615
Analogous#1588CD, #5A15CD
Triadic#CD152C, #2CCD15
Split complementary#CD5A15, #88CD15
Tetradic#CD1588, #CDB615, #15CD5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6BFF8
Lighter +30%#8896F3
Lighter +20%#5A6CEE
Lighter +10%#2C43E9
Darker −10%#10229F
Darker −20%#0C1870
Darker −30%#070E42
Darker −40%#020414
More saturated +25%#001CE2
Less saturated −25%#3141B1

Channel breakdown

R21
G44
B205
Red21 (8.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)81.42%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2C · B CD

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