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Recognised as Colour

#152ED4

  • #152ED4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#152ED4 is a blue with RGB values 21, 46, 212 and HSL 232°, 82%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#152ED4#152ED4
HEX#152ED4
RGBrgb(21, 46, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1804, 0.8314
RGB percentages8.2%, 18%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(232.1, 82%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 90.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK90.1%, 78.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,388,244
CSS custom property--colour: #152ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#EAD12B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006281no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.2Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Dark blue · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.7Navy · ΔE 28Dark orchid · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4BB15
Analogous#158DD4, #5C15D4
Triadic#D4152E, #2ED415
Split complementary#D45C15, #8DD415
Tetradic#D4158D, #D4BB15, #15D45C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDC4F8
Lighter +30%#8E9BF4
Lighter +20%#6073EF
Lighter +10%#314AEB
Darker −10%#1024A6
Darker −20%#0C1A77
Darker −30%#071049
Darker −40%#03061A
More saturated +25%#001EE9
Less saturated −25%#3244B7

Channel breakdown

R21
G46
B212
Red21 (8.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue232.15°
Saturation (HSL)81.97%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2E · B D4

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