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#151C8F

#151c8f ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#151c8f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 10.98% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.31% cyan, 80.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 236.56°, with 74.39% saturation and 32.16% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.0297

Complementary

  1. #151c8f
  2. #8f8815

Split complementary

  1. #151c8f
  2. #8f4b15
  3. #598f15

Analogous

  1. #15598f
  2. #151c8f
  3. #4b158f

Triadic

  1. #151c8f
  2. #8f151c
  3. #1c8f15

Tetradic

  1. #151c8f
  2. #88158f
  3. #8f8815
  4. #1c8f15

Square

  1. #151c8f
  2. #8f1559
  3. #8f8815
  4. #158f4b

Monochromatic

  1. #030312
  2. #0b0f4c
  3. #151c8f
  4. #1f29d2
  5. #575fe6

Shades

#151c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151c8f
  2. #131981
  3. #111672
  4. #0f1464
  5. #0d1156
  6. #0b0e48
  7. #080b39
  8. #06082b
  9. #04061d
  10. #02030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#151c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151c8f
  2. #2c339a
  3. #4449a5
  4. #5b60b1
  5. #7377bc
  6. #8a8ec7
  7. #a1a4d2
  8. #b9bbdd
  9. #d0d2e9
  10. #e8e8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151c8f
  2. #20268e
  3. #2a308c
  4. #353a8b
  5. #404489
  6. #4b4e88
  7. #555886
  8. #606285
  9. #6b6c83
  10. #757682
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282964 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003692 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002a8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004055 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002e91 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00258e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003571 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151c8f {
  color: #151c8f;
}
Background
.bg-151c8f {
  background-color: #151c8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151c8f {
  border: 2px solid #151c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 28 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 74% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151c8f, #4b158f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 28 143 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.18 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.79 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.61 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.68 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.73 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.00 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.36 #eae370 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#151c8f  rgb(21, 28, 143)  hsl(237, 74%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#8f8815  rgb(143, 136, 21)  hsl(57, 74%, 32%)  Olive
#8f151c  rgb(143, 21, 28)  hsl(357, 74%, 32%)  Carmine
#1c8f15  rgb(28, 143, 21)  hsl(117, 74%, 32%)  Islamic Green