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#151AE6

#151ae6 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#151ae6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 10.2% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.87% cyan, 88.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 238.56°, with 83.27% saturation and 49.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.0661

Complementary

  1. #151ae6
  2. #e6e115

Split complementary

  1. #151ae6
  2. #e67815
  3. #83e615

Analogous

  1. #1583e6
  2. #151ae6
  3. #7815e6

Triadic

  1. #151ae6
  2. #e6151a
  3. #1ae615

Tetradic

  1. #151ae6
  2. #e115e6
  3. #e6e115
  4. #1ae615

Square

  1. #151ae6
  2. #e61583
  3. #e6e115
  4. #15e678

Monochromatic

  1. #080a5a
  2. #0f12a0
  3. #151ae6
  4. #585bf0
  5. #9ea0f6

Shades

#151ae6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151ae6
  2. #1317cf
  3. #1115b8
  4. #0f12a1
  5. #0d108a
  6. #0b0d73
  7. #080a5c
  8. #060845
  9. #04052e
  10. #020317
  11. #000000

Tints

#151ae6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151ae6
  2. #2c31e9
  3. #4448eb
  4. #5b5fee
  5. #7376f0
  6. #8a8df3
  7. #a1a3f5
  8. #b9baf8
  9. #d0d1fa
  10. #e8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151ae6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151ae6
  2. #2024dc
  3. #2a2ed2
  4. #3539c7
  5. #4043bd
  6. #4b4db3
  7. #5557a9
  8. #60619f
  9. #6b6c94
  10. #75768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003de3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151ae6 {
  color: #151ae6;
}
Background
.bg-151ae6 {
  background-color: #151ae6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151ae6 {
  border: 2px solid #151ae6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151ae6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 26 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 83% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151ae6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151ae6, #7815e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151ae6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 26 230 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.05 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.68 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.45 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.23 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.35 #eae519 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#151ae6  rgb(21, 26, 230)  hsl(239, 83%, 49%)  Blue
#e6e115  rgb(230, 225, 21)  hsl(59, 83%, 49%)  Titanium Yellow
#e6151a  rgb(230, 21, 26)  hsl(359, 83%, 49%)  Lust
#1ae615  rgb(26, 230, 21)  hsl(119, 83%, 49%)  Lime