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#151A91

#151a91 ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#151a91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.52% cyan, 82.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 237.58°, with 74.7% saturation and 32.55% 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 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.0294

Complementary

  1. #151a91
  2. #918c15

Split complementary

  1. #151a91
  2. #914e15
  3. #589115

Analogous

  1. #155891
  2. #151a91
  3. #4e1591

Triadic

  1. #151a91
  2. #91151a
  3. #1a9115

Tetradic

  1. #151a91
  2. #8c1591
  3. #918c15
  4. #1a9115

Square

  1. #151a91
  2. #911558
  3. #918c15
  4. #15914e

Monochromatic

  1. #030312
  2. #0b0e4e
  3. #151a91
  4. #1f26d4
  5. #585ee7

Shades

#151a91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151a91
  2. #131783
  3. #111574
  4. #0f1266
  5. #0d1057
  6. #0b0d49
  7. #080a3a
  8. #06082c
  9. #04051d
  10. #02030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#151a91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151a91
  2. #2c319c
  3. #4448a7
  4. #5b5fb2
  5. #7376bd
  6. #8a8dc8
  7. #a1a3d3
  8. #b9bade
  9. #d0d1e9
  10. #e8e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151a91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151a91
  2. #20248f
  3. #2a2e8e
  4. #35398c
  5. #40438a
  6. #4b4d89
  7. #555787
  8. #606185
  9. #6b6c83
  10. #757682
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #272965 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003694 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00298f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004056 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002d93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002490 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003472 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151a91 {
  color: #151a91;
}
Background
.bg-151a91 {
  background-color: #151a91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151a91 {
  border: 2px solid #151a91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151a91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 26 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 75% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151a91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151a91, #4e1591);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151a91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 26 145 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.52 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.18 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.27 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.94 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.03 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.08 #eae56e Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#151a91  rgb(21, 26, 145)  hsl(238, 75%, 33%)  Phthalo Blue
#918c15  rgb(145, 140, 21)  hsl(58, 75%, 33%)  Olive
#91151a  rgb(145, 21, 26)  hsl(358, 75%, 33%)  Carmine
#1a9115  rgb(26, 145, 21)  hsl(118, 75%, 33%)  Islamic Green