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Recognised as Colour

#152FC3

  • #152FC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#152FC3 is a blue with RGB values 21, 47, 195 and HSL 231°, 81%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#152FC3#152FC3
HEX#152FC3
RGBrgb(21, 47, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1843, 0.7647
RGB percentages8.2%, 18.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(231, 80.6%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 89.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK89.2%, 75.9%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,388,483
CSS custom property--colour: #152FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#EAD03C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#005C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.7Navy · ΔE 21.2Medium blue · ΔE 24.3Blue violet · ΔE 25.5Indigo · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3A915
Analogous#1586C3, #5215C3
Triadic#C3152F, #2FC315
Split complementary#C35215, #86C315
Tetradic#C31586, #C3A915, #15C352

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB9F6
Lighter +30%#8091F1
Lighter +20%#5269EC
Lighter +10%#2441E7
Darker −10%#102495
Darker −20%#0B1967
Darker −30%#060E39
Darker −40%#01030B
More saturated +25%#0020D8
Less saturated −25%#3042A8

Channel breakdown

R21
G47
B195
Red21 (8.2%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue231.03°
Saturation (HSL)80.56%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2F · B C3

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