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#151DDB

#151ddb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#151ddb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 11.37% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.41% cyan, 86.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 237.58°, with 82.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0615

Complementary

  1. #151ddb
  2. #dbd315

Split complementary

  1. #151ddb
  2. #db7015
  3. #80db15

Analogous

  1. #1580db
  2. #151ddb
  3. #7015db

Triadic

  1. #151ddb
  2. #db151d
  3. #1ddb15

Tetradic

  1. #151ddb
  2. #d315db
  3. #dbd315
  4. #1ddb15

Square

  1. #151ddb
  2. #db1580
  3. #dbd315
  4. #15db70

Monochromatic

  1. #080b4f
  2. #0e1495
  3. #151ddb
  4. #4e55ee
  5. #9498f5

Shades

#151ddb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151ddb
  2. #131ac5
  3. #1117af
  4. #0f1499
  5. #0d1183
  6. #0b0f6e
  7. #080c58
  8. #060942
  9. #04062c
  10. #020316
  11. #000000

Tints

#151ddb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151ddb
  2. #2c34df
  3. #444ae2
  4. #5b61e6
  5. #7377e9
  6. #8a8eed
  7. #a1a5f1
  8. #b9bbf4
  9. #d0d2f8
  10. #e8e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151ddb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151ddb
  2. #2027d2
  3. #2a31c9
  4. #353bc0
  5. #4045b7
  6. #4b4fae
  7. #5558a4
  8. #60629b
  9. #6b6c92
  10. #757689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383a99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151ddb {
  color: #151ddb;
}
Background
.bg-151ddb {
  background-color: #151ddb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151ddb {
  border: 2px solid #151ddb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151ddb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 29 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151ddb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151ddb, #7015db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151ddb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 29 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.92 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.68 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.32 #eae224 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#151ddb  rgb(21, 29, 219)  hsl(238, 83%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#dbd315  rgb(219, 211, 21)  hsl(58, 83%, 47%)  Citrine
#db151d  rgb(219, 21, 29)  hsl(358, 83%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#1ddb15  rgb(29, 219, 21)  hsl(118, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green