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#151EF6

#151ef6 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#151ef6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.46% cyan, 87.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 237.6°, with 92.59% saturation and 52.35% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.0774

Complementary

  1. #151ef6
  2. #f6ed15

Split complementary

  1. #151ef6
  2. #f67c15
  3. #8ef615

Analogous

  1. #158ef6
  2. #151ef6
  3. #7c15f6

Triadic

  1. #151ef6
  2. #f6151e
  3. #1ef615

Tetradic

  1. #151ef6
  2. #ed15f6
  3. #f6ed15
  4. #1ef615

Square

  1. #151ef6
  2. #f6158e
  3. #f6ed15
  4. #15f67c

Monochromatic

  1. #04086e
  2. #070eb7
  3. #151ef6
  4. #5f65f9
  5. #a8acfc

Shades

#151ef6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151ef6
  2. #131bdd
  3. #1118c5
  4. #0f15ac
  5. #0d1294
  6. #0b0f7b
  7. #080c62
  8. #06094a
  9. #040631
  10. #020319
  11. #000000

Tints

#151ef6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151ef6
  2. #2c35f7
  3. #444bf8
  4. #5b62f9
  5. #7378fa
  6. #8a8ffb
  7. #a1a5fb
  8. #b9bcfc
  9. #d0d2fd
  10. #e8e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151ef6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151ef6
  2. #2028ea
  3. #2a32de
  4. #353bd3
  5. #4045c7
  6. #4b4fbb
  7. #5559af
  8. #6063a3
  9. #6b6c98
  10. #75768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f40ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005afb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151ef6 {
  color: #151ef6;
}
Background
.bg-151ef6 {
  background-color: #151ef6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151ef6 {
  border: 2px solid #151ef6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151ef6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 30 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 93% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151ef6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151ef6, #7c15f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151ef6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 30 246 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.99 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.75 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.79 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.69 #eae109 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#151ef6  rgb(21, 30, 246)  hsl(238, 93%, 52%)  Blue
#f6ed15  rgb(246, 237, 21)  hsl(58, 93%, 52%)  Aureolin
#f6151e  rgb(246, 21, 30)  hsl(358, 93%, 52%)  Lust
#1ef615  rgb(30, 246, 21)  hsl(118, 93%, 52%)  Lime