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#152CB3

#152cb3 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#152cb3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 17.25% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.27% cyan, 75.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 231.27°, 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 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0522

Complementary

  1. #152cb3
  2. #b39c15

Split complementary

  1. #152cb3
  2. #b34d15
  3. #7bb315

Analogous

  1. #157bb3
  2. #152cb3
  3. #4d15b3

Triadic

  1. #152cb3
  2. #b3152c
  3. #2cb315

Tetradic

  1. #152cb3
  2. #9c15b3
  3. #b39c15
  4. #2cb315

Square

  1. #152cb3
  2. #b3157b
  3. #b39c15
  4. #15b34d

Monochromatic

  1. #050a2a
  2. #0d1b6f
  3. #152cb3
  4. #2e49e6
  5. #7385ef

Shades

#152cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152cb3
  2. #1328a1
  3. #11238f
  4. #0f1f7d
  5. #0d1a6b
  6. #0b165a
  7. #081248
  8. #060d36
  9. #040924
  10. #020412
  11. #000000

Tints

#152cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152cb3
  2. #2c41bb
  3. #4456c2
  4. #5b6bca
  5. #7380d1
  6. #8a96d9
  7. #a1abe1
  8. #b9c0e8
  9. #d0d5f0
  10. #e8eaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152cb3
  2. #2034ae
  3. #2a3da9
  4. #3545a4
  5. #404e9f
  6. #4b569a
  7. #555e94
  8. #60678f
  9. #6b6f8a
  10. #757885
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34397f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00478f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-152cb3 {
  color: #152cb3;
}
Background
.bg-152cb3 {
  background-color: #152cb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #152cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 44 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 79% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152cb3, #4d15b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 44 179 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.54 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.77 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.19 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.55 #ead34c Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#152cb3  rgb(21, 44, 179)  hsl(231, 79%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#b39c15  rgb(179, 156, 21)  hsl(51, 79%, 39%)  Brass
#b3152c  rgb(179, 21, 44)  hsl(351, 79%, 39%)  Brown
#2cb315  rgb(44, 179, 21)  hsl(111, 79%, 39%)  Kelly Green