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#151DDD

#151ddd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#151ddd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.5% cyan, 86.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 237.6°, with 82.64% saturation and 47.45% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.0626

Complementary

  1. #151ddd
  2. #ddd515

Split complementary

  1. #151ddd
  2. #dd7115
  3. #81dd15

Analogous

  1. #1581dd
  2. #151ddd
  3. #7115dd

Triadic

  1. #151ddd
  2. #dd151d
  3. #1ddd15

Tetradic

  1. #151ddd
  2. #d515dd
  3. #ddd515
  4. #1ddd15

Square

  1. #151ddd
  2. #dd1581
  3. #ddd515
  4. #15dd71

Monochromatic

  1. #080b51
  2. #0e1497
  3. #151ddd
  4. #5056ee
  5. #969af5

Shades

#151ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151ddd
  2. #131ac7
  3. #1117b1
  4. #0f149b
  5. #0d1185
  6. #0b0f6f
  7. #080c58
  8. #060942
  9. #04062c
  10. #020316
  11. #000000

Tints

#151ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151ddd
  2. #2c34e0
  3. #444ae4
  4. #5b61e7
  5. #7377eb
  6. #8a8eee
  7. #a1a5f1
  8. #b9bbf5
  9. #d0d2f8
  10. #e8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151ddd
  2. #2027d4
  3. #2a31ca
  4. #353bc1
  5. #4045b8
  6. #4b4faf
  7. #5558a5
  8. #60629c
  9. #6b6c93
  10. #757689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393a9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151ddd {
  color: #151ddd;
}
Background
.bg-151ddd {
  background-color: #151ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151ddd {
  border: 2px solid #151ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 29 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151ddd, #7115dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 29 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.70 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.03 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.76 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.39 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.48 #eae222 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Blue
#151ddd  rgb(21, 29, 221)  hsl(238, 83%, 47%)  Blue
#ddd515  rgb(221, 213, 21)  hsl(58, 83%, 47%)  Citrine
#dd151d  rgb(221, 21, 29)  hsl(358, 83%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#1ddd15  rgb(29, 221, 21)  hsl(118, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green