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#151AAA

#151aaa ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#151aaa is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 10.2% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.65% cyan, 84.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 237.99°, with 78.01% saturation and 37.45% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 1.27.

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Relative luminance0.038

Complementary

  1. #151aaa
  2. #aaa515

Split complementary

  1. #151aaa
  2. #aa5b15
  3. #64aa15

Analogous

  1. #1564aa
  2. #151aaa
  3. #5b15aa

Triadic

  1. #151aaa
  2. #aa151a
  3. #1aaa15

Tetradic

  1. #151aaa
  2. #a515aa
  3. #aaa515
  4. #1aaa15

Square

  1. #151aaa
  2. #aa1564
  3. #aaa515
  4. #15aa5b

Monochromatic

  1. #040522
  2. #0d1066
  3. #151aaa
  4. #272de4
  5. #6b70ed

Shades

#151aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151aaa
  2. #131799
  3. #111588
  4. #0f1277
  5. #0d1066
  6. #0b0d55
  7. #080a44
  8. #060833
  9. #040522
  10. #020311
  11. #000000

Tints

#151aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151aaa
  2. #2c31b3
  3. #4448bb
  4. #5b5fc4
  5. #7376cc
  6. #8a8dd5
  7. #a1a3dd
  8. #b9bae6
  9. #d0d1ee
  10. #e8e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151aaa
  2. #2024a6
  3. #2a2ea2
  4. #35399d
  5. #404399
  6. #4b4d95
  7. #555791
  8. #60618d
  9. #6b6c88
  10. #757684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2e77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151aaa {
  color: #151aaa;
}
Background
.bg-151aaa {
  background-color: #151aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151aaa {
  border: 2px solid #151aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 26 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151aaa, #5b15aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 26 170 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 1.27 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.50 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.19 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.49 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.38 #eae555 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#151aaa  rgb(21, 26, 170)  hsl(238, 78%, 37%)  Zaffre
#aaa515  rgb(170, 165, 21)  hsl(58, 78%, 37%)  Brass
#aa151a  rgb(170, 21, 26)  hsl(358, 78%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#1aaa15  rgb(26, 170, 21)  hsl(118, 78%, 37%)  Kelly Green