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#151A84

#151a84 ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#151a84 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 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.09% cyan, 80.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 237.3°, with 72.55% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.0256

Complementary

  1. #151a84
  2. #847f15

Split complementary

  1. #151a84
  2. #844815
  3. #518415

Analogous

  1. #155184
  2. #151a84
  3. #481584

Triadic

  1. #151a84
  2. #84151a
  3. #1a8415

Tetradic

  1. #151a84
  2. #7f1584
  3. #847f15
  4. #1a8415

Square

  1. #151a84
  2. #841551
  3. #847f15
  4. #158448

Monochromatic

  1. #030312
  2. #0a0d42
  3. #151a84
  4. #1f27c6
  5. #4f56e3

Shades

#151a84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151a84
  2. #131777
  3. #11156a
  4. #0f125c
  5. #0d104f
  6. #0b0d42
  7. #080a35
  8. #060828
  9. #04051a
  10. #02030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#151a84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151a84
  2. #2c3190
  3. #44489d
  4. #5b5fa9
  5. #7376b5
  6. #8a8dc2
  7. #a1a3ce
  8. #b9bada
  9. #d0d1e6
  10. #e8e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151a84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151a84
  2. #202484
  3. #2a2e83
  4. #353983
  5. #404382
  6. #4b4d82
  7. #555782
  8. #606181
  9. #6b6c81
  10. #757680
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #25265c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003287 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002782 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003b4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002a86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002283 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151a84 {
  color: #151a84;
}
Background
.bg-151a84 {
  background-color: #151a84;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151a84 {
  border: 2px solid #151a84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151a84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 26 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 73% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151a84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151a84, #481584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151a84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 26 132 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.44 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.15 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.29 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.22 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.46 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.66 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.04 #eae57b Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#151a84  rgb(21, 26, 132)  hsl(237, 73%, 30%)  Phthalo Blue
#847f15  rgb(132, 127, 21)  hsl(57, 73%, 30%)  Olive
#84151a  rgb(132, 21, 26)  hsl(357, 73%, 30%)  Falu Red
#1a8415  rgb(26, 132, 21)  hsl(117, 73%, 30%)  India Green