What color is #150B93?

#150B93 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ultramarine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #150B93?

The RGB value is 21, 11, 147: 21 red, 11 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #150B93?

The complementary color is #89930B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #150B93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#150B93 color

#150B93 rgb(21, 11, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #150B93 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 4.3% green and 57.6% blue (21, 11, 147).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 86% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Ultramarine (#120A8F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#150B93 color codes

HEX	`#150B93`
RGB	`rgb(21, 11, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 4.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 86%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 93%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 93%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.94, 49.35, -68.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.94, 84.29, 305.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.694, 2.505, 27.781)`
Decimal	`1379219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #150B93, 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 #150B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#150B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #150B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #150b93; }
.text { color: #150b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #150b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 11 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #150b93, #590b93); }

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Questions

What color is #150B93?: #150B93 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ultramarine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #150B93?: The RGB value is 21, 11, 147: 21 red, 11 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #150B93?: The complementary color is #89930B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #150B93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.