Information about #15257E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#15257E falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 37, 126) — 8.2% red, 14.5% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 41 / 35 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#15257E is a vivid, lively classic blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Lapis Blue (#15317E). Slightly further away sit Rich Deep Blue (#0B2275) and Visa Blue (#1A1F71).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(21, 37, 126)), which gives #15257E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #15257E: 13.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. No one has named #15257E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#15257E color variations

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

#15257E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#15257E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#111D65

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#0C164B

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Black

#000000

#15257E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#364287

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#4B5488

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Grey

#808080

#15257E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#154F7E

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#15797E

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#157E59

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#15257E 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
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#7E6F15
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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
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#5A7E15
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#7E3A15
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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
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#155A7E
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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
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#7E1525
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#257E15
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#6F157E
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#7E6F15
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#257E15
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#7E155A
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#7E6F15
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#157E3A
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Nearest named colors to #15257E

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

Lapis Blue color link
Lapis Blue

#15317E

Rich Deep Blue color link
Rich Deep Blue

#0B2275

Visa Blue color link
Visa Blue

#1A1F71

Catalina Blue color link
Catalina Blue

#062A78

Cubs Blue color link
Cubs Blue

#0E3386

Denim Dark Blue color link
Denim Dark Blue

#151B8D

Midnight Blue color link
Midnight Blue

#191970

Jacksons Purple color link
Jacksons Purple

#20208D

Submerge color link
Submerge

#113775

Luxury Blue color link
Luxury Blue

#1F2B8F

Rho is .002378 color link
Rho is .002378

#002378

Resolution Blue color link
Resolution Blue

#002387

#15257E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#15257E
  • RGB21, 37, 126
  • CMYK41, 35, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(21, 37, 126)
  • HSL231°, 71%, 29%
  • HSL Precise230.857°, 71.429%, 28.824%
  • HSV231°, 83%, 49%
  • HSB231°, 83%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.145, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.145, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.145, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID15257E
  • DECIMAL ID1385854
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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