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#150BB8

#150bb8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#150bb8 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 4.31% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.59% cyan, 94.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 243.47°, with 88.72% saturation and 38.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0386

Complementary

  1. #150bb8
  2. #aeb80b

Split complementary

  1. #150bb8
  2. #b86c0b
  3. #58b80b

Analogous

  1. #0b58b8
  2. #150bb8
  3. #6c0bb8

Triadic

  1. #150bb8
  2. #b8150b
  3. #0bb815

Tetradic

  1. #150bb8
  2. #b80bae
  3. #aeb80b
  4. #0bb815

Square

  1. #150bb8
  2. #b80b58
  3. #aeb80b
  4. #0bb86c

Monochromatic

  1. #050228
  2. #0d0770
  3. #150bb8
  4. #2a1ef2
  5. #6e66f6

Shades

#150bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #150bb8
  2. #130aa6
  3. #110993
  4. #0f0881
  5. #0d076e
  6. #0b065c
  7. #08044a
  8. #060337
  9. #040225
  10. #020112
  11. #000000

Tints

#150bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #150bb8
  2. #2c23bf
  3. #443cc6
  4. #5b54cd
  5. #736dd4
  6. #8a85dc
  7. #a19de3
  8. #b9b6ea
  9. #d0cef1
  10. #e8e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#150bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #150bb8
  2. #2017b2
  3. #2a22ad
  4. #352ea7
  5. #403aa2
  6. #4b469c
  7. #555196
  8. #605d91
  9. #6b698b
  10. #757486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002eb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-150bb8 {
  color: #150bb8;
}
Background
.bg-150bb8 {
  background-color: #150bb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-150bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #150bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #150bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 11 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-150bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #150bb8, #6c0bb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-150bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 11 184 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.42 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.29 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.51 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.60 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.41 #eaf447 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#150bb8  rgb(21, 11, 184)  hsl(243, 89%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#aeb80b  rgb(174, 184, 11)  hsl(63, 89%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b8150b  rgb(184, 21, 11)  hsl(3, 89%, 38%)  Rufous
#0bb815  rgb(11, 184, 21)  hsl(123, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green