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#151F87

#151f87 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#151f87 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 12.16% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.44% cyan, 77.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 234.74°, with 73.08% saturation and 30.59% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.0289

Complementary

  1. #151f87
  2. #877d15

Split complementary

  1. #151f87
  2. #874415
  3. #588715

Analogous

  1. #155887
  2. #151f87
  3. #441587

Triadic

  1. #151f87
  2. #87151f
  3. #1f8715

Tetradic

  1. #151f87
  2. #7d1587
  3. #877d15
  4. #1f8715

Square

  1. #151f87
  2. #871558
  3. #877d15
  4. #158744

Monochromatic

  1. #030412
  2. #0b1045
  3. #151f87
  4. #1f2ec9
  5. #515ee4

Shades

#151f87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151f87
  2. #131c7a
  3. #11196c
  4. #0f165f
  5. #0d1351
  6. #0b1044
  7. #080c36
  8. #060929
  9. #04061b
  10. #02030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#151f87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151f87
  2. #2c3593
  3. #444c9f
  4. #5b62ab
  5. #7379b7
  6. #8a8fc3
  7. #a1a5cf
  8. #b9bcdb
  9. #d0d2e7
  10. #e8e9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151f87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151f87
  2. #202986
  3. #2a3286
  4. #353c85
  5. #404684
  6. #4b5084
  7. #555983
  8. #606382
  9. #6b6d81
  10. #757681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #272a5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00358a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002a85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002e89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002686 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00346b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151f87 {
  color: #151f87;
}
Background
.bg-151f87 {
  background-color: #151f87;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151f87 {
  border: 2px solid #151f87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151f87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 31 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 73% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151f87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151f87, #441587);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151f87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 31 135 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.30 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.49 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.70 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.05 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.09 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.56 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.89 #eae078 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#151f87  rgb(21, 31, 135)  hsl(235, 73%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#877d15  rgb(135, 125, 21)  hsl(55, 73%, 31%)  Olive
#87151f  rgb(135, 21, 31)  hsl(355, 73%, 31%)  Falu Red
#1f8715  rgb(31, 135, 21)  hsl(115, 73%, 31%)  India Green