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#151EB7

#151eb7 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#151eb7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 11.76% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.52% cyan, 83.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 236.67°, with 79.41% saturation and 40% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.0451

Complementary

  1. #151eb7
  2. #b7ae15

Split complementary

  1. #151eb7
  2. #b75d15
  3. #6fb715

Analogous

  1. #156fb7
  2. #151eb7
  3. #5d15b7

Triadic

  1. #151eb7
  2. #b7151e
  3. #1eb715

Tetradic

  1. #151eb7
  2. #ae15b7
  3. #b7ae15
  4. #1eb715

Square

  1. #151eb7
  2. #b7156f
  3. #b7ae15
  4. #15b75d

Monochromatic

  1. #05072e
  2. #0d1372
  3. #151eb7
  4. #313be7
  5. #767cef

Shades

#151eb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151eb7
  2. #131ba5
  3. #111892
  4. #0f1580
  5. #0d126e
  6. #0b0f5c
  7. #080c49
  8. #060937
  9. #040625
  10. #020312
  11. #000000

Tints

#151eb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151eb7
  2. #2c35be
  3. #444bc5
  4. #5b62cd
  5. #7378d4
  6. #8a8fdb
  7. #a1a5e2
  8. #b9bce9
  9. #d0d2f1
  10. #e8e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151eb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151eb7
  2. #2028b2
  3. #2a32ac
  4. #353ba7
  5. #4045a1
  6. #4b4f9c
  7. #555996
  8. #606391
  9. #6b6c8b
  10. #757686
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151eb7 {
  color: #151eb7;
}
Background
.bg-151eb7 {
  background-color: #151eb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151eb7 {
  border: 2px solid #151eb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151eb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 30 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 79% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151eb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151eb7, #5d15b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151eb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 30 183 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.93 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.02 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.34 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.09 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.45 #eae148 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#151eb7  rgb(21, 30, 183)  hsl(237, 79%, 40%)  Zaffre
#b7ae15  rgb(183, 174, 21)  hsl(57, 79%, 40%)  Brass
#b7151e  rgb(183, 21, 30)  hsl(357, 79%, 40%)  Firebrick
#1eb715  rgb(30, 183, 21)  hsl(117, 79%, 40%)  Kelly Green