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#152C8E

#152c8e ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#152c8e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 17.25% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.21% cyan, 69.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 228.6°, with 74.23% saturation and 31.96% 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 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0391

Complementary

  1. #152c8e
  2. #8e7715

Split complementary

  1. #152c8e
  2. #8e3b15
  3. #688e15

Analogous

  1. #15688e
  2. #152c8e
  3. #3b158e

Triadic

  1. #152c8e
  2. #8e152c
  3. #2c8e15

Tetradic

  1. #152c8e
  2. #77158e
  3. #8e7715
  4. #2c8e15

Square

  1. #152c8e
  2. #8e1568
  3. #8e7715
  4. #158e3b

Monochromatic

  1. #030612
  2. #0b174b
  3. #152c8e
  4. #1f41d1
  5. #5671e6

Shades

#152c8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152c8e
  2. #132880
  3. #112372
  4. #0f1f63
  5. #0d1a55
  6. #0b1647
  7. #081239
  8. #060d2b
  9. #04091c
  10. #02040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#152c8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152c8e
  2. #2c4199
  3. #4456a5
  4. #5b6bb0
  5. #7380bb
  6. #8a96c7
  7. #a1abd2
  8. #b9c0dd
  9. #d0d5e8
  10. #e8eaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152c8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152c8e
  2. #20348d
  3. #2a3d8b
  4. #35458a
  5. #404e88
  6. #4b5687
  7. #555e86
  8. #606784
  9. #6b6f83
  10. #757881
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d3366 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00328c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004759 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003790 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00308d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-152c8e {
  color: #152c8e;
}
Background
.bg-152c8e {
  background-color: #152c8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152c8e {
  border: 2px solid #152c8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152c8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 44 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 74% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152c8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152c8e, #3b158e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152c8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 44 142 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.75 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.83 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.83 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.48 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.98 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.00 #ead371 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Smalt
#152c8e  rgb(21, 44, 142)  hsl(229, 74%, 32%)  Smalt
#8e7715  rgb(142, 119, 21)  hsl(49, 74%, 32%)  Olive
#8e152c  rgb(142, 21, 44)  hsl(349, 74%, 32%)  Burgundy
#2c8e15  rgb(44, 142, 21)  hsl(109, 74%, 32%)  Islamic Green