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#151FB2 — Vivid Blue

#151FB2 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #151FB2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#151FB2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B2A815; it also sits naturally between #156EB2 and #5915B2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#151FB2 · RGB 21, 31, 178

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Color values

HEX#151FB2
RGB21, 31, 178
HSL236°, 79%, 39%
HSV236°, 88%, 70%
CMYK88%, 83%, 0%, 30%
XYZ8.84, 4.35, 42.49
Yxy4.35, 0.1587, 0.0782
CIE-Lab24.81, 50.60, -75.80
Hunter Lab20.87, 40.82, -111.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 12% · Blue 70%

Cyan 88% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 30%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #151FB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #151FB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #151FB2

.text { color: #151FB2; }
.background { background-color: #151FB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #151FB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(21, 31, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 79%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #151FB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(21, 31, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #151FB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(21, 31, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#151FB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#151FB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #151FB2

#131DA4#111A92#101784#0D1472#0C1264#0A0E52#080C44#060932#040625#020312

Tints of #151FB2

#1824CD#1B28E4#3642E7#525CEB#6D76EE#848BF1#9FA5F4#BBBFF7#D1D4FA#EDEEFD

Tones of #151FB2

#2029A7#2C339B#373D90#424685#4D507A#595A6E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2A815:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text11.23:1 AAA
Against black text1.87:1 Fails

Best text color on #151FB2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #151FB2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #151FB2: ·

How #151FB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #19198EDeuteranopia · #191886Tritanopia · #16726C

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #151FB2 rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Solace
#20C41E · #1B1DB2 · #E55658 · #B5EAB0
Frozen Ruby Bloom
#1767A8 · #1B1CB4 · #6F1EB8 · #DD3AD2
Mellow Zephyr
#15A97E · #1C9EB2 · #3C83DF · #1A1CAE
Silent Aurora
#0F25B4 · #733ADD · #C424E6 · #E958BE
Smoky Ruby Cascade
#1C20BB · #5F3BE2 · #E7E35F · #EEECB1
Silent Ruby Marble
#10B4BE · #10457E · #1719BC · #4F0F9C

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#1B1DB2#1B1CB4#1A1CAE#0F25B4#1C20BB#1719BC#1116A9#1123C0#2117B8#0E11B0#1A2EAF#2028BA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #151FB1  ·  #151FB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #151FB2?

#151FB2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 21, 31, 178). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #151FB2?

#151FB2 is RGB 21, 31, 178 — HSL 236°, 79%, 39% — CMYK 88%, 83%, 0%, 30%.

What colors go with #151FB2?

Its complement is #B2A815; analogous partners are #156EB2 and #5915B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #151FB2 for text?

White text on #151FB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.87:1.