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#152D97

#152d97 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#152d97 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 17.65% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.09% cyan, 70.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 228.92°, with 75.58% saturation and 33.73% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 2.37.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0427

Complementary

  1. #152d97
  2. #977f15

Split complementary

  1. #152d97
  2. #973e15
  3. #6e9715

Analogous

  1. #156e97
  2. #152d97
  3. #3e1597

Triadic

  1. #152d97
  2. #97152d
  3. #2d9715

Tetradic

  1. #152d97
  2. #7f1597
  3. #977f15
  4. #2d9715

Square

  1. #152d97
  2. #97156e
  3. #977f15
  4. #15973e

Monochromatic

  1. #020512
  2. #0c1954
  3. #152d97
  4. #1e41da
  5. #5d76e8

Shades

#152d97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152d97
  2. #132988
  3. #112479
  4. #0f206a
  5. #0d1b5b
  6. #0b174c
  7. #08123c
  8. #060e2d
  9. #04091e
  10. #02050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#152d97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152d97
  2. #2c42a1
  3. #4457ac
  4. #5b6cb6
  5. #7381c1
  6. #8a96cb
  7. #a1abd5
  8. #b9c0e0
  9. #d0d5ea
  10. #e8eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152d97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152d97
  2. #203595
  3. #2a3e92
  4. #354690
  5. #404e8e
  6. #4b578c
  7. #555f89
  8. #606787
  9. #6b6f85
  10. #757882
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f356c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00419a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003495 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003a99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003196 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004179 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-152d97 {
  color: #152d97;
}
Background
.bg-152d97 {
  background-color: #152d97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152d97 {
  border: 2px solid #152d97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152d97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 45 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 76% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152d97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152d97, #3e1597);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152d97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 45 151 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 2.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.77 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.17 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.21 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.42 #ead268 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Smalt
#152d97  rgb(21, 45, 151)  hsl(229, 76%, 34%)  Smalt
#977f15  rgb(151, 127, 21)  hsl(49, 76%, 34%)  Olive
#97152d  rgb(151, 21, 45)  hsl(349, 76%, 34%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2d9715  rgb(45, 151, 21)  hsl(109, 76%, 34%)  Islamic Green