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#152CED

#152ced ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#152ced 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.14% cyan, 81.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 233.61°, with 85.71% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.0808

Complementary

  1. #152ced
  2. #edd615

Split complementary

  1. #152ced
  2. #ed6a15
  3. #98ed15

Analogous

  1. #1598ed
  2. #152ced
  3. #6a15ed

Triadic

  1. #152ced
  2. #ed152c
  3. #2ced15

Tetradic

  1. #152ced
  2. #d615ed
  3. #edd615
  4. #2ced15

Square

  1. #152ced
  2. #ed1598
  3. #edd615
  4. #15ed6a

Monochromatic

  1. #081162
  2. #0d1ea9
  3. #152ced
  4. #5c6cf2
  5. #a3acf8

Shades

#152ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152ced
  2. #1328d5
  3. #1123be
  4. #0f1fa6
  5. #0d1a8e
  6. #0b1677
  7. #08125f
  8. #060d47
  9. #04092f
  10. #020418
  11. #000000

Tints

#152ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152ced
  2. #2c41ef
  3. #4456f1
  4. #5b6bf2
  5. #7380f4
  6. #8a96f6
  7. #a1abf8
  8. #b9c0fa
  9. #d0d5fb
  10. #e8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152ced
  2. #2034e2
  3. #2a3dd7
  4. #3545cc
  5. #404ec1
  6. #4b56b7
  7. #555eac
  8. #6067a1
  9. #6b6f96
  10. #75788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4044a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ceb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-152ced {
  color: #152ced;
}
Background
.bg-152ced {
  background-color: #152ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152ced {
  border: 2px solid #152ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 44 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152ced, #6a15ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 44 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.95 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.61 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.58 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.28 #ead312 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#152ced  rgb(21, 44, 237)  hsl(234, 86%, 51%)  Blue
#edd615  rgb(237, 214, 21)  hsl(54, 86%, 51%)  Citrine
#ed152c  rgb(237, 21, 44)  hsl(354, 86%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2ced15  rgb(44, 237, 21)  hsl(114, 86%, 51%)  Lime