Information about #156385 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#156385 is a strongly colored sky-leaning azure 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 a hair away from Blue Sapphire (#126180). Slightly further away sit Dauntless (#166F7F) and Light Blue Flower (#1D697C).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(21, 99, 133)), which gives #156385 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #156385: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#156385 color variations
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#156385 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#156385 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#156385 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#156385 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#156385 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 #156385 color
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Nearest named colors to #156385
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#126180
#166F7F
#1D697C
#1D5A8B
#20608E
#155084
#25597F
#255B77
#006C7F
#2B688D
#26538D
#24508A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#156385
- RGB21, 99, 133
- CMYK44, 13, 0, 48
- CSSrgb(21, 99, 133)
- HSL198°, 73%, 30%
- HSL Precise198.214°, 72.727%, 30.196%
- HSV198°, 84%, 52%
- HSB198°, 84%, 52%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.388
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.388, 0.522)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.388, 0.522, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.388, 0.522)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB38.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID156385
- DECIMAL ID1401733
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
