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#151FA9

#151fa9 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#151fa9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.57% cyan, 81.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 235.95°, with 77.89% saturation and 37.25% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.04

Complementary

  1. #151fa9
  2. #a99f15

Split complementary

  1. #151fa9
  2. #a95515
  3. #69a915

Analogous

  1. #1569a9
  2. #151fa9
  3. #5515a9

Triadic

  1. #151fa9
  2. #a9151f
  3. #1fa915

Tetradic

  1. #151fa9
  2. #9f15a9
  3. #a99f15
  4. #1fa915

Square

  1. #151fa9
  2. #a91569
  3. #a99f15
  4. #15a955

Monochromatic

  1. #040621
  2. #0d1365
  3. #151fa9
  4. #2633e4
  5. #6a73ed

Shades

#151fa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151fa9
  2. #131c98
  3. #111987
  4. #0f1676
  5. #0d1365
  6. #0b1055
  7. #080c44
  8. #060933
  9. #040622
  10. #020311
  11. #000000

Tints

#151fa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151fa9
  2. #2c35b2
  3. #444cba
  4. #5b62c3
  5. #7379cb
  6. #8a8fd4
  7. #a1a5dd
  8. #b9bce5
  9. #d0d2ee
  10. #e8e9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151fa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151fa9
  2. #2029a5
  3. #2a32a1
  4. #353c9d
  5. #404699
  6. #4b5095
  7. #555990
  8. #60638c
  9. #6b6d88
  10. #757684
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e3076 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151fa9 {
  color: #151fa9;
}
Background
.bg-151fa9 {
  background-color: #151fa9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151fa9 {
  border: 2px solid #151fa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151fa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 31 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 78% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151fa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151fa9, #5515a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151fa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 31 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.06 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.38 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.53 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.54 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.52 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.65 #eae056 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#151fa9  rgb(21, 31, 169)  hsl(236, 78%, 37%)  Zaffre
#a99f15  rgb(169, 159, 21)  hsl(56, 78%, 37%)  Brass
#a9151f  rgb(169, 21, 31)  hsl(356, 78%, 37%)  Brown
#1fa915  rgb(31, 169, 21)  hsl(116, 78%, 37%)  Kelly Green