What color is #150955?

#150955 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150955?

The RGB value is 21, 9, 85: 21 red, 9 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150955?

The complementary color is #495509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150955 color

#150955 rgb(21, 9, 85)

Shades of black

The hex color #150955 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 3.5% green and 33.3% blue (21, 9, 85).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 81% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ravenclaw (#0A0555), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#150955 color codes

HEX	`#150955`
RGB	`rgb(21, 9, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 3.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 81%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 89%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.08, 30.99, -42.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.08, 52.87, 305.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.046, 1.01, 8.68)`
Decimal	`1378645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150955, 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 #150955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #150955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150955; }
.text { color: #150955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 9 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150955, #3b0955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #150955?: #150955 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150955?: The RGB value is 21, 9, 85: 21 red, 9 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150955?: The complementary color is #495509, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.