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#150DAB Color

#150DAB is rgb(21, 13, 171) in RGB, hsl(243, 86%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 92%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#150DAB
HEX#150DAB
RGBrgb(21, 13, 171)
HSLhsl(243, 86%, 36%)
HSVhsv(243, 92%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 92%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(34.8% 0.223 267.8)
LABlab(19.74% 47.43 -79.74)
LCHlch(19.74% 92.78 300.75)

What #150DAB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #150DAB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#150DAB Channel Values

How #150DAB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 21 · G 13 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 86% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 92% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.52:1 vs white · 1.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #150DAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #150DAB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #150DAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #150DAB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #150DAB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #150DAB.

How #150DAB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#150DAB
Protanopia#0F0FAB
Protanomaly#110EAB
Deuteranopia#1010AB
Deuteranomaly#120FAB
Tritanopia#004242
Tritanomaly#00347A
Achromatopsia#343434

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #150DAB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-150dab: #150DAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #150DAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-150dab': '#150DAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.082, green: 0.051, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_150dab">#150DAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#150DAB"

More Blue Colors

#150DAB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#150DAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #150DAB?

#150DAB is a dark blue — rgb(21, 13, 171) in RGB and hsl(243, 86%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.89.

What is the RGB value of #150DAB?

#150DAB is rgb(21, 13, 171) — red 21, green 13, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #150DAB?

#150DAB converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 92%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #150DAB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #150DAB scores 12.52:1 against white and 1.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #150DAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #150DAB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.46, which is visibly different.

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