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#151FA5

#151fa5 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#151fa5 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 12.16% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.27% cyan, 81.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 235.83°, with 77.42% saturation and 36.47% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0386

Complementary

  1. #151fa5
  2. #a59b15

Split complementary

  1. #151fa5
  2. #a55315
  3. #67a515

Analogous

  1. #1567a5
  2. #151fa5
  3. #5315a5

Triadic

  1. #151fa5
  2. #a5151f
  3. #1fa515

Tetradic

  1. #151fa5
  2. #9b15a5
  3. #a59b15
  4. #1fa515

Square

  1. #151fa5
  2. #a51567
  3. #a59b15
  4. #15a553

Monochromatic

  1. #04061d
  2. #0c1261
  3. #151fa5
  4. #2331e3
  5. #6771ec

Shades

#151fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151fa5
  2. #131c95
  3. #111984
  4. #0f1674
  5. #0d1363
  6. #0b1053
  7. #080c42
  8. #060932
  9. #040621
  10. #020311
  11. #000000

Tints

#151fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151fa5
  2. #2c35ae
  3. #444cb7
  4. #5b62c0
  5. #7379c9
  6. #8a8fd2
  7. #a1a5db
  8. #b9bce4
  9. #d0d2ed
  10. #e8e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151fa5
  2. #2029a1
  3. #2a329e
  4. #353c9a
  5. #404696
  6. #4b5093
  7. #55598f
  8. #60638b
  9. #6b6d87
  10. #757684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151fa5 {
  color: #151fa5;
}
Background
.bg-151fa5 {
  background-color: #151fa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #151fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 31 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 77% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151fa5, #5315a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 31 165 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.91 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.51 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.53 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.32 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.35 #eae05a Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#151fa5  rgb(21, 31, 165)  hsl(236, 77%, 36%)  Zaffre
#a59b15  rgb(165, 155, 21)  hsl(56, 77%, 36%)  Brass
#a5151f  rgb(165, 21, 31)  hsl(356, 77%, 36%)  Brown
#1fa515  rgb(31, 165, 21)  hsl(116, 77%, 36%)  Islamic Green