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#151F8D

#151f8d ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#151f8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.11% cyan, 78.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 235°, with 74.07% saturation and 31.76% 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 13.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.73.

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Relative luminance0.0306

Complementary

  1. #151f8d
  2. #8d8315

Split complementary

  1. #151f8d
  2. #8d4715
  3. #5b8d15

Analogous

  1. #155b8d
  2. #151f8d
  3. #47158d

Triadic

  1. #151f8d
  2. #8d151f
  3. #1f8d15

Tetradic

  1. #151f8d
  2. #83158d
  3. #8d8315
  4. #1f8d15

Square

  1. #151f8d
  2. #8d155b
  3. #8d8315
  4. #158d47

Monochromatic

  1. #030412
  2. #0b104a
  3. #151f8d
  4. #1f2ed0
  5. #5561e6

Shades

#151f8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151f8d
  2. #131c7f
  3. #111971
  4. #0f1663
  5. #0d1355
  6. #0b1047
  7. #080c38
  8. #06092a
  9. #04061c
  10. #02030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#151f8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151f8d
  2. #2c3598
  3. #444ca4
  4. #5b62af
  5. #7379bb
  6. #8a8fc6
  7. #a1a5d1
  8. #b9bcdd
  9. #d0d2e8
  10. #e8e9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151f8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151f8d
  2. #20298c
  3. #2a328a
  4. #353c89
  5. #404688
  6. #4b5087
  7. #555985
  8. #606384
  9. #6b6d83
  10. #757681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282b63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003790 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002b8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004055 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002f8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00278c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003670 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151f8d {
  color: #151f8d;
}
Background
.bg-151f8d {
  background-color: #151f8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151f8d {
  border: 2px solid #151f8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151f8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 31 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 74% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151f8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151f8d, #47158d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151f8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 31 141 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.73 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.22 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.52 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.30 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.40 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.96 #eae072 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#151f8d  rgb(21, 31, 141)  hsl(235, 74%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#8d8315  rgb(141, 131, 21)  hsl(55, 74%, 32%)  Olive
#8d151f  rgb(141, 21, 31)  hsl(355, 74%, 32%)  Carmine
#1f8d15  rgb(31, 141, 21)  hsl(115, 74%, 32%)  Forest Green