Information about #150080 color

#150080 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#150080 falls into the Blue Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 0, 128) — 8.2% red, 0% green, 50.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 42 / 50 / 0 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#150080 is a pure, full-strength deep-sea blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Royal Navy (#1A0076). Slightly further away sit Navy Blue (#000080) and Deep Blue (#040273).

The recipe behind #150080 is rgb(21, 0, 128), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 15.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #150080 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#150080 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#150080 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #150080

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Royal Navy color link
Royal Navy

#1A0076

Navy Blue color link
Navy Blue

#000080

Deep Blue color link
Deep Blue

#040273

ACE Blue color link
ACE Blue

#290177

Dark Blue color link
Dark Blue

#00008B

PHCH color link
PHCH

#201173

Phthalo Blue color link
Phthalo Blue

#000F89

Cadmium Blue color link
Cadmium Blue

#0A1195

Elvin color link
Elvin

#2A128A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#150080
  • RGB21, 0, 128
  • CMYK42, 50, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(21, 0, 128)
  • HSL250°, 100%, 25%
  • HSL Precise249.844°, 100%, 25.098%
  • HSV250°, 100%, 50%
  • HSB250°, 100%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.000, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.000, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.000, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID150080
  • DECIMAL ID1376384
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01