#1500a6 Color Information

#1500a6 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #1500a6. In RGB, it consists of 8.2% Red, 0.0% Green, and 65.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 87.3% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 34.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 247.6°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 32.5%. The decimal value for #1500a6 is 1376422, and its nearest "web safe" color is #000099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #1500a6 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#1500a6 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color21, 0, 166 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color8.2%, 0.0%, 65.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.918, 1.000, 0.349 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.873, 1, 0, 0.349 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color247.6°, 100.0%, 32.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color247.6°, 100.0%, 65.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color7.192, 2.913, 36.260 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color21, 0, 166 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1376422 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color19.690, 57.646, -77.093 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)19.690, 96.262, 306.787 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color19.690, -4.518, -77.856 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color17.066, 45.358, -114.022 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.155, 0.063, 2.913 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279566502 / 0xff1500a6 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#000099 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #1500a6

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #1500a6, its pure hue is 247.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 32.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #1500a6, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #030015 to #120091.

Tints of #1500a6

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #1500a6, its pure hue is 247.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 32.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #1500a6, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #3220b1 to #e2dff4.

Tones of #1500a6

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #1500a6, its pure hue is 247.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #1500a6, which range from #535353 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1500a6 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #1500a6

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #1500a6! For #1500a6, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #1500a6. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #1500a6

This color, #1500a6, consists of 8.2% Red, 0.0% Green, and 65.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 21, Green = 0, Blue = 166. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #1500a6 is 87.3% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 34.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R8.2%
C87.3%
G0.0%
M100.0%
B65.1%
Y0.0%
K34.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 21 0 166
Octal 25 0 246
Hexa #15 #00 #a6
Binary 00010101 00000000 10100110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 87 100 0 34
Octal 127 144 0 42
Hexa #57 #64 #00 #22
Binary 01010111 01100100 00000000 00100010

Analogous Colors of #1500a6

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #1500a6 — which has hue 247.6° — its analogous colors are located at 217.6° and 277.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1500a6.

Triadic Colors of #1500a6

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #1500a6 — which has hue 247.6° — its triadic colors are located at 7.6° and 247.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1500a6.

Complementary Color of #1500a6

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #1500a6 — which has hue 247.6° — its complementary color is located at 67.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1500a6.

Split Complementary Colors of #1500a6

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #1500a6 — which has hue 247.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 37.6° and 247.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1500a6.

Tetradic Colors of #1500a6

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #1500a6 — which has hue 247.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 157.6°, 247.6°, 337.6°, and 67.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1500a6.

Monochromatic Colors of #1500a6

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #1500a6, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #0b0053 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #1f00f9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #1500a6

We want to make getting started with #1500a6 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #1500a6 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #1500a6 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #1500a6 with other HTML elements.

#1500a6 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #1500a6.
<span style="color: #1500a6;">The color of this text is #1500a6.</span>

#1500a6 Background Color

The background color for this text is #1500a6.
<div style="background-color: #1500a6; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #1500a6.</div>

#1500a6 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #1500a6.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #1500a6;">This color for the shadow of this text is #1500a6.</span>

#1500a6 Border Color

This is a div with border color #1500a6.
<div style="border: #1500a6 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #1500a6.</div>

#1500a6 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #1500a6 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #1500a6; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #1500a6 on a white background.</div></div>

#1500a6 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #1500a6 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #1500a6; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #1500a6 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #1500a6 to White

This is a gradient from #1500a6 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#1500a6,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#1500a6,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#1500a6,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#1500a6,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #1500a6 to white.</div>

Gradient from #1500a6 to Black

This is a gradient from #1500a6 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#1500a6,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#1500a6,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#1500a6,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#1500a6,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #1500a6 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #1500a6

In addition to using #1500a6 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #1500a6 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #1500a6, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 21, Green = 0, Blue = 166). If you need details about the color coordinates of #1500a6 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #1500a6
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(21, 0, 166)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #1500a6; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #1500a6; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #1500a6; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(21, 0, 166);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#1500a6")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:21, green:0, blue:166, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:21 green:0 blue:166 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(21f, 0f, 166f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(21, 0, 166);
 

#1500a6 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #1500a6 the same way. For those with color blindness, #1500a6 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #1500a6 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #1500a6 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #1500a6 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #1500a6 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #1500a6 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 13.3:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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