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#152EE5

#152ee5 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#152ee5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 18.04% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.83% cyan, 79.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 232.79°, with 83.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.0777

Complementary

  1. #152ee5
  2. #e5cc15

Split complementary

  1. #152ee5
  2. #e56415
  3. #96e515

Analogous

  1. #1596e5
  2. #152ee5
  3. #6415e5

Triadic

  1. #152ee5
  2. #e5152e
  3. #2ee515

Tetradic

  1. #152ee5
  2. #cc15e5
  3. #e5cc15
  4. #2ee515

Square

  1. #152ee5
  2. #e51596
  3. #e5cc15
  4. #15e564

Monochromatic

  1. #081259
  2. #0f209f
  3. #152ee5
  4. #5769f0
  5. #9da8f6

Shades

#152ee5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152ee5
  2. #1329ce
  3. #1125b7
  4. #0f20a0
  5. #0d1c89
  6. #0b1773
  7. #08125c
  8. #060e45
  9. #04092e
  10. #020517
  11. #000000

Tints

#152ee5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152ee5
  2. #2c43e8
  3. #4458ea
  4. #5b6ded
  5. #7382ef
  6. #8a97f2
  7. #a1abf5
  8. #b9c0f7
  9. #d0d5fa
  10. #e8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152ee5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152ee5
  2. #2036db
  3. #2a3ed1
  4. #3547c7
  5. #404fbd
  6. #4b57b3
  7. #555fa8
  8. #60679e
  9. #6b7094
  10. #75788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f44a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00698b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004be8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-152ee5 {
  color: #152ee5;
}
Background
.bg-152ee5 {
  background-color: #152ee5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152ee5 {
  border: 2px solid #152ee5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152ee5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 46 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 83% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152ee5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152ee5, #6415e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152ee5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 46 229 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.54 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.41 #ead11a Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#152ee5  rgb(21, 46, 229)  hsl(233, 83%, 49%)  Blue
#e5cc15  rgb(229, 204, 21)  hsl(53, 83%, 49%)  Citrine
#e5152e  rgb(229, 21, 46)  hsl(353, 83%, 49%)  Cadmium Red
#2ee515  rgb(46, 229, 21)  hsl(113, 83%, 49%)  Lime