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#151ABC

#151abc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#151abc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 10.2% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.83% cyan, 86.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 238.2°, with 79.9% saturation and 40.98% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.0453

Complementary

  1. #151abc
  2. #bcb715

Split complementary

  1. #151abc
  2. #bc6315
  3. #6ebc15

Analogous

  1. #156ebc
  2. #151abc
  3. #6315bc

Triadic

  1. #151abc
  2. #bc151a
  3. #1abc15

Tetradic

  1. #151abc
  2. #b715bc
  3. #bcb715
  4. #1abc15

Square

  1. #151abc
  2. #bc156e
  3. #bcb715
  4. #15bc63

Monochromatic

  1. #060732
  2. #0d1077
  3. #151abc
  4. #353ae8
  5. #7a7df0

Shades

#151abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151abc
  2. #1317a9
  3. #111596
  4. #0f1284
  5. #0d1071
  6. #0b0d5e
  7. #080a4b
  8. #060838
  9. #040526
  10. #020313
  11. #000000

Tints

#151abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151abc
  2. #2c31c3
  3. #4448c9
  4. #5b5fd0
  5. #7376d7
  6. #8a8dde
  7. #a1a3e4
  8. #b9baeb
  9. #d0d1f2
  10. #e8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151abc
  2. #2024b6
  3. #2a2eb0
  4. #3539aa
  5. #4043a4
  6. #4b4d9e
  7. #555798
  8. #606192
  9. #6b6c8c
  10. #757686
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151abc {
  color: #151abc;
}
Background
.bg-151abc {
  background-color: #151abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151abc {
  border: 2px solid #151abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 26 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151abc, #6315bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 26 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.76 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.87 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.44 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.68 #eae543 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#151abc  rgb(21, 26, 188)  hsl(238, 80%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bcb715  rgb(188, 183, 21)  hsl(58, 80%, 41%)  Old Gold
#bc151a  rgb(188, 21, 26)  hsl(358, 80%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#1abc15  rgb(26, 188, 21)  hsl(118, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green