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Recognised as Colour

#152FE2

  • #152FE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#152FE2 is a blue with RGB values 21, 47, 226 and HSL 232°, 83%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#152FE2#152FE2
HEX#152FE2
RGBrgb(21, 47, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.1843, 0.8863
RGB percentages8.2%, 18.4%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(232.4, 83%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 90.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK90.7%, 79.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,388,514
CSS custom property--colour: #152FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#EAD01D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 27.4Blue · ΔE 27.9Dark blue · ΔE 29.1Dark orchid · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C815
Analogous#1596E2, #6115E2
Triadic#E2152F, #2FE215
Split complementary#E26115, #96E215
Tetradic#E21596, #E2C815, #15E261

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9CFFA
Lighter +30%#9AA6F6
Lighter +20%#6C7DF1
Lighter +10%#3D53ED
Darker −10%#1125B3
Darker −20%#0C1C85
Darker −30%#081256
Darker −40%#040827
More saturated +25%#001FF7
Less saturated −25%#3446C3

Channel breakdown

R21
G47
B226
Red21 (8.2%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue232.39°
Saturation (HSL)83%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 2F · B E2

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