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#152F97

#152f97 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#152f97 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 18.43% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.09% cyan, 68.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 228°, 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 11.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0443

Complementary

  1. #152f97
  2. #977d15

Split complementary

  1. #152f97
  2. #973c15
  3. #709715

Analogous

  1. #157097
  2. #152f97
  3. #3c1597

Triadic

  1. #152f97
  2. #97152f
  3. #2f9715

Tetradic

  1. #152f97
  2. #7d1597
  3. #977d15
  4. #2f9715

Square

  1. #152f97
  2. #971570
  3. #977d15
  4. #15973c

Monochromatic

  1. #020612
  2. #0c1a54
  3. #152f97
  4. #1e44da
  5. #5d79e8

Shades

#152f97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152f97
  2. #132a88
  3. #112679
  4. #0f216a
  5. #0d1c5b
  6. #0b184c
  7. #08133c
  8. #060e2d
  9. #04091e
  10. #02050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#152f97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152f97
  2. #2c44a1
  3. #4459ac
  4. #5b6db6
  5. #7382c1
  6. #8a97cb
  7. #a1acd5
  8. #b9c1e0
  9. #d0d5ea
  10. #e8eaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152f97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152f97
  2. #203795
  3. #2a3f92
  4. #354790
  5. #404f8e
  6. #4b588c
  7. #556089
  8. #606887
  9. #6b7085
  10. #757882
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30376c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00429a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003595 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003b99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003396 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-152f97 {
  color: #152f97;
}
Background
.bg-152f97 {
  background-color: #152f97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152f97 {
  border: 2px solid #152f97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152f97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 47 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 76% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152f97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152f97, #3c1597);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152f97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 47 151 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 1.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.39 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.73 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.61 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.79 #ead068 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Smalt
#152f97  rgb(21, 47, 151)  hsl(228, 76%, 34%)  Smalt
#977d15  rgb(151, 125, 21)  hsl(48, 76%, 34%)  Olive
#97152f  rgb(151, 21, 47)  hsl(348, 76%, 34%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2f9715  rgb(47, 151, 21)  hsl(108, 76%, 34%)  Islamic Green