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#151CED

#151ced ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#151ced 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.14% cyan, 88.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 238.06°, with 85.71% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.071

Complementary

  1. #151ced
  2. #ede615

Split complementary

  1. #151ced
  2. #ed7a15
  3. #88ed15

Analogous

  1. #1588ed
  2. #151ced
  3. #7a15ed

Triadic

  1. #151ced
  2. #ed151c
  3. #1ced15

Tetradic

  1. #151ced
  2. #e615ed
  3. #ede615
  4. #1ced15

Square

  1. #151ced
  2. #ed1588
  3. #ede615
  4. #15ed7a

Monochromatic

  1. #080a62
  2. #0d12a9
  3. #151ced
  4. #5c61f2
  5. #a3a6f8

Shades

#151ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151ced
  2. #1319d5
  3. #1116be
  4. #0f14a6
  5. #0d118e
  6. #0b0e77
  7. #080b5f
  8. #060847
  9. #04062f
  10. #020318
  11. #000000

Tints

#151ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151ced
  2. #2c33ef
  3. #4449f1
  4. #5b60f2
  5. #7377f4
  6. #8a8ef6
  7. #a1a4f8
  8. #b9bbfa
  9. #d0d2fb
  10. #e8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151ced
  2. #2026e2
  3. #2a30d7
  4. #353acc
  5. #4044c1
  6. #4b4eb7
  7. #5558ac
  8. #6062a1
  9. #6b6c96
  10. #75768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3da6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151ced {
  color: #151ced;
}
Background
.bg-151ced {
  background-color: #151ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151ced {
  border: 2px solid #151ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 28 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151ced, #7a15ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 28 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.15 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.56 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.64 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.70 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.31 #eae312 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#151ced  rgb(21, 28, 237)  hsl(238, 86%, 51%)  Blue
#ede615  rgb(237, 230, 21)  hsl(58, 86%, 51%)  Titanium Yellow
#ed151c  rgb(237, 21, 28)  hsl(358, 86%, 51%)  Lust
#1ced15  rgb(28, 237, 21)  hsl(118, 86%, 51%)  Lime