Information about #15516A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#15516A presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from JayHawk Blue (#194F6E). Slightly further away sit Guru (#154C65) and Light Blue Silk (#044F67).
In RGB terms — rgb(21, 81, 106) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #15516A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#15516A color variations
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#15516A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#15516A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#15516A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#15516A color hues
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#15516A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #15516A color
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Nearest named colors to #15516A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#194F6E
#154C65
#044F67
#274B6A
#254B75
#1B5256
#265B71
#284962
#21425F
#005162
#174358
#255B77
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#15516A
- RGB21, 81, 106
- CMYK33, 10, 0, 58
- CSSrgb(21, 81, 106)
- HSL198°, 67%, 25%
- HSL Precise197.647°, 66.929%, 24.902%
- HSV198°, 80%, 42%
- HSB198°, 80%, 42%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.318, 0.416)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.318, 0.416, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.318, 0.416)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID15516A
- DECIMAL ID1397098
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
