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#151BD5

#151bd5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#151bd5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 10.59% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.14% cyan, 87.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 238.13°, with 82.05% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.0575

Complementary

  1. #151bd5
  2. #d5cf15

Split complementary

  1. #151bd5
  2. #d56f15
  3. #7bd515

Analogous

  1. #157bd5
  2. #151bd5
  3. #6f15d5

Triadic

  1. #151bd5
  2. #d5151b
  3. #1bd515

Tetradic

  1. #151bd5
  2. #cf15d5
  3. #d5cf15
  4. #1bd515

Square

  1. #151bd5
  2. #d5157b
  3. #d5cf15
  4. #15d56f

Monochromatic

  1. #07094a
  2. #0e128f
  3. #151bd5
  4. #494eed
  5. #8f92f4

Shades

#151bd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151bd5
  2. #1318c0
  3. #1116aa
  4. #0f1395
  5. #0d1080
  6. #0b0e6b
  7. #080b55
  8. #060840
  9. #04052b
  10. #020315
  11. #000000

Tints

#151bd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151bd5
  2. #2c32d9
  3. #4449dd
  4. #5b5fe2
  5. #7376e6
  6. #8a8dea
  7. #a1a4ee
  8. #b9bbf2
  9. #d0d1f7
  10. #e8e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151bd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151bd5
  2. #2025cd
  3. #2a2fc4
  4. #3539bc
  5. #4043b3
  6. #4b4eab
  7. #5558a2
  8. #60629a
  9. #6b6c91
  10. #757689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151bd5 {
  color: #151bd5;
}
Background
.bg-151bd5 {
  background-color: #151bd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151bd5 {
  border: 2px solid #151bd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151bd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 27 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 82% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151bd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151bd5, #6f15d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151bd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 27 213 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.13 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.06 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.03 #eae42a Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#151bd5  rgb(21, 27, 213)  hsl(238, 82%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#d5cf15  rgb(213, 207, 21)  hsl(58, 82%, 46%)  Citrine
#d5151b  rgb(213, 21, 27)  hsl(358, 82%, 46%)  Lava
#1bd515  rgb(27, 213, 21)  hsl(118, 82%, 46%)  Lime Green