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#152CEA

#152cea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#152cea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 17.25% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.03% cyan, 81.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 233.52°, with 83.53% saturation and 50% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.079

Complementary

  1. #152cea
  2. #ead315

Split complementary

  1. #152cea
  2. #ea6815
  3. #97ea15

Analogous

  1. #1597ea
  2. #152cea
  3. #6815ea

Triadic

  1. #152cea
  2. #ea152c
  3. #2cea15

Tetradic

  1. #152cea
  2. #d315ea
  3. #ead315
  4. #2cea15

Square

  1. #152cea
  2. #ea1597
  3. #ead315
  4. #15ea68

Monochromatic

  1. #08125e
  2. #0f1fa4
  3. #152cea
  4. #5b6bf0
  5. #a1abf7

Shades

#152cea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152cea
  2. #1328d3
  3. #1123bb
  4. #0f1fa4
  5. #0d1a8c
  6. #0b1675
  7. #08125e
  8. #060d46
  9. #04092f
  10. #020417
  11. #000000

Tints

#152cea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152cea
  2. #2c41ec
  3. #4456ee
  4. #5b6bf0
  5. #7380f2
  6. #8a96f5
  7. #a1abf7
  8. #b9c0f9
  9. #d0d5fb
  10. #e8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152cea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152cea
  2. #2034df
  3. #2a3dd5
  4. #3545ca
  5. #404ec0
  6. #4b56b5
  7. #555eaa
  8. #6067a0
  9. #6b6f95
  10. #75788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f44a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-152cea {
  color: #152cea;
}
Background
.bg-152cea {
  background-color: #152cea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152cea {
  border: 2px solid #152cea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152cea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 44 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152cea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152cea, #6815ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152cea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 44 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.03 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.31 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.12 #ead315 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#152cea  rgb(21, 44, 234)  hsl(234, 84%, 50%)  Blue
#ead315  rgb(234, 211, 21)  hsl(54, 84%, 50%)  Citrine
#ea152c  rgb(234, 21, 44)  hsl(354, 84%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#2cea15  rgb(44, 234, 21)  hsl(114, 84%, 50%)  Lime