#1505a9

Color #1505a9

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 12.44 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#1505a9

RGB

rgb(21, 5, 169)

HSL

hsl(245.9, 94.3%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.9, 97%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(87.6%, 97%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(20.56, 57.07, -77.44)

LCH

lch(20.56, 96.2, 306.39)

OKLCH

oklch(34.1%, 0.2238, 267.95)

HWB

hwb(245.9, 2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a905

Analogous

#0547a9

#1505a9

#6705a9

Triadic

#1505a9

#a91505

#05a915

Split-complementary

#1505a9

#a96705

#47a905

Tetradic

#1505a9

#a90599

#99a905

#05a915

Square

#1505a9

#a90547

#99a905

#05a967

Shades

Color #1505a9 mixed toward black.

#12048d

#0e0371

#0b0254

#070238

#04011c

Tints

Color #1505a9 mixed toward white.

#1c07df

#3a25f9

#6b5cfa

#9d92fc

#cec9fd

Tones

Color #1505a9 mixed toward gray.

#20139b

#2b208e

#362e80

#413c72

#4c4965

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.63:1

White text reads better on this background (12.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#0f0f95 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#101190 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#14837e · ΔE 44.1

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 30.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #1505a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1505a9]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#1505a9 (#1505a9) is rgb(21, 5, 169) in RGB.

No, #1505a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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