Recognised as Colour
#152EBF
- #152EBF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#152EBF is a blue with RGB values 21, 46, 191 and HSL 231°, 80%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#152EBF#152EBF
HEX#152EBF
RGBrgb(21, 46, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1804, 0.749
RGB percentages8.2%, 18%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(231.2, 80.2%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 89%, 74.9%)
CMYK89%, 75.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,388,223
CSS custom property--colour: #152EBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#EAD140
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFA615
Analogous#1583BF, #5115BF
Triadic#BF152E, #2EBF15
Split complementary#BF5115, #83BF15
Tetradic#BF1583, #BFA615, #15BF51
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G46
B191
Red21 (8.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue231.18°
Saturation (HSL)80.19%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2E · B BF
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