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#151DCB

#151dcb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#151dcb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 11.37% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.66% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 237.36°, with 81.25% saturation and 43.92% 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.0535

Complementary

  1. #151dcb
  2. #cbc315

Split complementary

  1. #151dcb
  2. #cb6815
  3. #78cb15

Analogous

  1. #1578cb
  2. #151dcb
  3. #6815cb

Triadic

  1. #151dcb
  2. #cb151d
  3. #1dcb15

Tetradic

  1. #151dcb
  2. #c315cb
  3. #cbc315
  4. #1dcb15

Square

  1. #151dcb
  2. #cb1578
  3. #cbc315
  4. #15cb68

Monochromatic

  1. #070940
  2. #0e1386
  3. #151dcb
  4. #4149eb
  5. #868bf3

Shades

#151dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151dcb
  2. #131ab7
  3. #1117a2
  4. #0f148e
  5. #0d117a
  6. #0b0f66
  7. #080c51
  8. #06093d
  9. #040629
  10. #020314
  11. #000000

Tints

#151dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151dcb
  2. #2c34d0
  3. #444ad5
  4. #5b61db
  5. #7377e0
  6. #8a8ee5
  7. #a1a5ea
  8. #b9bbef
  9. #d0d2f5
  10. #e8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151dcb
  2. #2027c4
  3. #2a31bc
  4. #353bb5
  5. #4045ad
  6. #4b4fa6
  7. #55589e
  8. #606297
  9. #6b6c8f
  10. #757688
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35368e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151dcb {
  color: #151dcb;
}
Background
.bg-151dcb {
  background-color: #151dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151dcb {
  border: 2px solid #151dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 29 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151dcb, #6815cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 29 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.18 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.29 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.17 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.49 #eae234 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#151dcb  rgb(21, 29, 203)  hsl(237, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#cbc315  rgb(203, 195, 21)  hsl(57, 81%, 44%)  Citrine
#cb151d  rgb(203, 21, 29)  hsl(357, 81%, 44%)  Lava
#1dcb15  rgb(29, 203, 21)  hsl(117, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green