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#151CE2

#151ce2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#151ce2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 10.98% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.71% cyan, 87.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 237.95°, with 83% saturation and 48.43% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.0648

Complementary

  1. #151ce2
  2. #e2db15

Split complementary

  1. #151ce2
  2. #e27415
  3. #83e215

Analogous

  1. #1583e2
  2. #151ce2
  3. #7415e2

Triadic

  1. #151ce2
  2. #e2151c
  3. #1ce215

Tetradic

  1. #151ce2
  2. #db15e2
  3. #e2db15
  4. #1ce215

Square

  1. #151ce2
  2. #e21583
  3. #e2db15
  4. #15e274

Monochromatic

  1. #080b56
  2. #0e139c
  3. #151ce2
  4. #545aef
  5. #9a9df6

Shades

#151ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151ce2
  2. #1319cb
  3. #1116b5
  4. #0f149e
  5. #0d1188
  6. #0b0e71
  7. #080b5a
  8. #060844
  9. #04062d
  10. #020317
  11. #000000

Tints

#151ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151ce2
  2. #2c33e5
  3. #4449e8
  4. #5b60eb
  5. #7377ee
  6. #8a8ef1
  7. #a1a4f3
  8. #b9bbf6
  9. #d0d2f9
  10. #e8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151ce2
  2. #2026d8
  3. #2a30ce
  4. #353ac5
  5. #4044bb
  6. #4b4eb1
  7. #5558a7
  8. #60629d
  9. #6b6c94
  10. #75768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ddf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151ce2 {
  color: #151ce2;
}
Background
.bg-151ce2 {
  background-color: #151ce2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #151ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 28 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151ce2, #7415e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 28 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.14 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.45 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.48 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.09 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.95 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.56 #eae31d Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Blue
#151ce2  rgb(21, 28, 226)  hsl(238, 83%, 48%)  Blue
#e2db15  rgb(226, 219, 21)  hsl(58, 83%, 48%)  Dandelion
#e2151c  rgb(226, 21, 28)  hsl(358, 83%, 48%)  Lust
#1ce215  rgb(28, 226, 21)  hsl(118, 83%, 48%)  Malachite