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#151FB3

#151fb3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#151fb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.27% cyan, 82.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 236.2°, with 79% saturation and 39.22% 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 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.0439

Complementary

  1. #151fb3
  2. #b3a915

Split complementary

  1. #151fb3
  2. #b35a15
  3. #6eb315

Analogous

  1. #156eb3
  2. #151fb3
  3. #5a15b3

Triadic

  1. #151fb3
  2. #b3151f
  3. #1fb315

Tetradic

  1. #151fb3
  2. #a915b3
  3. #b3a915
  4. #1fb315

Square

  1. #151fb3
  2. #b3156e
  3. #b3a915
  4. #15b35a

Monochromatic

  1. #05072a
  2. #0d136f
  3. #151fb3
  4. #2e3ae6
  5. #737aef

Shades

#151fb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151fb3
  2. #131ca1
  3. #11198f
  4. #0f167d
  5. #0d136b
  6. #0b105a
  7. #080c48
  8. #060936
  9. #040624
  10. #020312
  11. #000000

Tints

#151fb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151fb3
  2. #2c35bb
  3. #444cc2
  4. #5b62ca
  5. #7379d1
  6. #8a8fd9
  7. #a1a5e1
  8. #b9bce8
  9. #d0d2f0
  10. #e8e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151fb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151fb3
  2. #2029ae
  3. #2a32a9
  4. #353ca4
  5. #40469f
  6. #4b509a
  7. #555994
  8. #60638f
  9. #6b6d8a
  10. #757685
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30327d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00418d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151fb3 {
  color: #151fb3;
}
Background
.bg-151fb3 {
  background-color: #151fb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151fb3 {
  border: 2px solid #151fb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151fb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 31 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 79% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151fb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151fb3, #5a15b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151fb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 31 179 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.67 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.05 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.57 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.29 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.70 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.05 #eae04c Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Zaffre
#151fb3  rgb(21, 31, 179)  hsl(236, 79%, 39%)  Zaffre
#b3a915  rgb(179, 169, 21)  hsl(56, 79%, 39%)  Brass
#b3151f  rgb(179, 21, 31)  hsl(356, 79%, 39%)  Firebrick
#1fb315  rgb(31, 179, 21)  hsl(116, 79%, 39%)  Kelly Green