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#151ED5

#151ed5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#151ed5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 11.76% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.14% cyan, 85.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 237.19°, with 82.05% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.0589

Complementary

  1. #151ed5
  2. #d5cc15

Split complementary

  1. #151ed5
  2. #d56c15
  3. #7ed515

Analogous

  1. #157ed5
  2. #151ed5
  3. #6c15d5

Triadic

  1. #151ed5
  2. #d5151e
  3. #1ed515

Tetradic

  1. #151ed5
  2. #cc15d5
  3. #d5cc15
  4. #1ed515

Square

  1. #151ed5
  2. #d5157e
  3. #d5cc15
  4. #15d56c

Monochromatic

  1. #070a4a
  2. #0e148f
  3. #151ed5
  4. #4951ed
  5. #8f94f4

Shades

#151ed5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151ed5
  2. #131bc0
  3. #1118aa
  4. #0f1595
  5. #0d1280
  6. #0b0f6b
  7. #080c55
  8. #060940
  9. #04062b
  10. #020315
  11. #000000

Tints

#151ed5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151ed5
  2. #2c35d9
  3. #444bdd
  4. #5b62e2
  5. #7378e6
  6. #8a8fea
  7. #a1a5ee
  8. #b9bcf2
  9. #d0d2f7
  10. #e8e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151ed5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151ed5
  2. #2028cd
  3. #2a32c4
  4. #353bbc
  5. #4045b3
  6. #4b4fab
  7. #5559a2
  8. #60639a
  9. #6b6c91
  10. #757689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ad2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151ed5 {
  color: #151ed5;
}
Background
.bg-151ed5 {
  background-color: #151ed5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151ed5 {
  border: 2px solid #151ed5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151ed5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 30 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 82% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151ed5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151ed5, #6c15d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151ed5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 30 213 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.53 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.62 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.93 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.35 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.78 #eae12a Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#151ed5  rgb(21, 30, 213)  hsl(237, 82%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#d5cc15  rgb(213, 204, 21)  hsl(57, 82%, 46%)  Citrine
#d5151e  rgb(213, 21, 30)  hsl(357, 82%, 46%)  Lava
#1ed515  rgb(30, 213, 21)  hsl(117, 82%, 46%)  Lime Green