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#150A4E

#150a4e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#150a4e is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 3.92% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.08% cyan, 87.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 249.71°, with 77.27% saturation and 17.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.3.

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Relative luminance0.0093

Complementary

  1. #150a4e
  2. #434e0a

Split complementary

  1. #150a4e
  2. #4e370a
  3. #214e0a

Analogous

  1. #0a214e
  2. #150a4e
  3. #370a4e

Triadic

  1. #150a4e
  2. #4e150a
  3. #0a4e15

Tetradic

  1. #150a4e
  2. #4e0a43
  3. #434e0a
  4. #0a4e15

Square

  1. #150a4e
  2. #4e0a21
  3. #434e0a
  4. #0a4e37

Monochromatic

  1. #050212
  2. #050212
  3. #150a4e
  4. #271392
  5. #3a1bd6

Shades

#150a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #150a4e
  2. #130946
  3. #11083e
  4. #0f0737
  5. #0d062f
  6. #0b0527
  7. #08041f
  8. #060317
  9. #040210
  10. #020108
  11. #000000

Tints

#150a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #150a4e
  2. #2c2360
  3. #443b71
  4. #5b5483
  5. #736c95
  6. #8a85a7
  7. #a19db8
  8. #b9b6ca
  9. #d0cedc
  10. #e8e7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#150a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #150a4e
  2. #201653
  3. #2a2258
  4. #352d5d
  5. #403962
  6. #4b4567
  7. #55516c
  8. #605d71
  9. #6b6876
  10. #75747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #181818 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #171435 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001b50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00154d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001f2c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00154f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00124d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #01183c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-150a4e {
  color: #150a4e;
}
Background
.bg-150a4e {
  background-color: #150a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-150a4e {
  border: 2px solid #150a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #150a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 10 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 77% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-150a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #150a4e, #370a4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-150a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 10 78 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.30 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.05 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.65 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.59 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.01 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.86 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.36 #eaf5b1 Inverted #181818 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#150a4e  rgb(21, 10, 78)  hsl(250, 77%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#434e0a  rgb(67, 78, 10)  hsl(70, 77%, 17%)  Army Green
#4e150a  rgb(78, 21, 10)  hsl(10, 77%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#0a4e15  rgb(10, 78, 21)  hsl(130, 77%, 17%)  Lincoln Green