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#151A71

#151a71 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#151a71 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 10.2% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.42% cyan, 76.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 236.74°, with 68.66% saturation and 26.27% 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 14.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 0.56.

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Relative luminance0.0209

Complementary

  1. #151a71
  2. #716c15

Split complementary

  1. #151a71
  2. #713e15
  3. #487115

Analogous

  1. #154871
  2. #151a71
  3. #3e1571

Triadic

  1. #151a71
  2. #71151a
  3. #1a7115

Tetradic

  1. #151a71
  2. #6c1571
  3. #716c15
  4. #1a7115

Square

  1. #151a71
  2. #711548
  3. #716c15
  4. #15713e

Monochromatic

  1. #030411
  2. #090b30
  3. #151a71
  4. #2129b1
  5. #434bdc

Shades

#151a71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151a71
  2. #131766
  3. #11155a
  4. #0f124f
  5. #0d1044
  6. #0b0d39
  7. #080a2d
  8. #060822
  9. #040517
  10. #02030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#151a71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151a71
  2. #2c317f
  3. #44488d
  4. #5b5f9c
  5. #7376aa
  6. #8a8db8
  7. #a1a3c6
  8. #b9bad4
  9. #d0d1e3
  10. #e8e8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151a71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151a71
  2. #202473
  3. #2a2e74
  4. #353976
  5. #404377
  6. #4b4d79
  7. #55577a
  8. #60617c
  9. #6b6c7d
  10. #75767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #21234f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002c74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00236f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003344 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002673 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002070 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151a71 {
  color: #151a71;
}
Background
.bg-151a71 {
  background-color: #151a71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151a71 {
  border: 2px solid #151a71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151a71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 26 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 69% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151a71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151a71, #3e1571);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151a71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 26 113 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 0.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.64 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.77 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.63 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.72 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.29 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.02 #eae58e Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#151a71  rgb(21, 26, 113)  hsl(237, 69%, 26%)  Midnight Blue
#716c15  rgb(113, 108, 21)  hsl(57, 69%, 26%)  Olive
#71151a  rgb(113, 21, 26)  hsl(357, 69%, 26%)  Rosewood
#1a7115  rgb(26, 113, 21)  hsl(117, 69%, 26%)  Pakistan Green