What color is #150AEC?

#150AEC is a vivid blue known as Burning Ultrablue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Burning Ultrablue?

The RGB value is 21, 10, 236: 21 red, 10 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Burning Ultrablue?

The complementary color is #E1EC0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150AEC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Burning Ultrablue color: hex code #150AEC

#150AEC rgb(21, 10, 236)

Shades of blue

Burning Ultrablue has the hex code #150AEC. It is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 3.9% green and 92.5% blue (21, 10, 236).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 92% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

Burning Ultrablue (#150AEC) color codes

HEX	`#150AEC`
RGB	`rgb(21, 10, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 3.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 92%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 96%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 96%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.47, 73.16, -100.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.47, 124.04, 306.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.553, 6.431, 79.762)`
Decimal	`1379052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Burning Ultrablue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #150AEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150AEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #150AEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150aec; }
.text { color: #150aec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150aec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 10 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150aec, #860aec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #150AEC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #150AEC?: #150AEC is a vivid blue known as Burning Ultrablue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Burning Ultrablue?: The RGB value is 21, 10, 236: 21 red, 10 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Burning Ultrablue?: The complementary color is #E1EC0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150AEC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.