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#152DEA

#152dea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#152dea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 17.65% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.03% cyan, 80.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 233.24°, 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.0798

Complementary

  1. #152dea
  2. #ead215

Split complementary

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

Analogous

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

Triadic

  1. #152dea
  2. #ea152d
  3. #2dea15

Tetradic

  1. #152dea
  2. #d215ea
  3. #ead215
  4. #2dea15

Square

  1. #152dea
  2. #ea1597
  3. #ead215
  4. #15ea68

Monochromatic

  1. #08125e
  2. #0f1fa4
  3. #152dea
  4. #5b6cf0
  5. #a1abf7

Shades

#152dea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152dea
  2. #1329d3
  3. #1124bb
  4. #0f20a4
  5. #0d1b8c
  6. #0b1775
  7. #08125e
  8. #060e46
  9. #04092f
  10. #020517
  11. #000000

Tints

#152dea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152dea
  2. #2c42ec
  3. #4457ee
  4. #5b6cf0
  5. #7381f2
  6. #8a96f5
  7. #a1abf7
  8. #b9c0f9
  9. #d0d5fb
  10. #e8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152dea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152dea
  2. #2035df
  3. #2a3ed5
  4. #3546ca
  5. #404ec0
  6. #4b57b5
  7. #555faa
  8. #6067a0
  9. #6b6f95
  10. #75788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4044a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045e7 ≈ 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-152dea {
  color: #152dea;
}
Background
.bg-152dea {
  background-color: #152dea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152dea {
  border: 2px solid #152dea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152dea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 45 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152dea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152dea, #6815ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152dea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 45 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.19 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.70 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.96 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.25 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.47 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.01 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.04 #ead215 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#152dea  rgb(21, 45, 234)  hsl(233, 84%, 50%)  Blue
#ead215  rgb(234, 210, 21)  hsl(53, 84%, 50%)  Citrine
#ea152d  rgb(234, 21, 45)  hsl(353, 84%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#2dea15  rgb(45, 234, 21)  hsl(113, 84%, 50%)  Lime