Information about #156593 color

#156593 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#156593 falls into the Azure Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 101, 147) — 8.2% red, 39.6% green, 57.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 49 / 18 / 0 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #156593 reads as a energetic, saturated azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Yarra (#20608E). Nearby in the Register you will also find allports in a storm (#1D5A8B) and Blue Sapphire (#126180).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 101, 147) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #156593 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#156593 color variations

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

#156593 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 #156593

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

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#156593
  • RGB21, 101, 147
  • CMYK49, 18, 0, 42
  • CSSrgb(21, 101, 147)
  • HSL202°, 75%, 33%
  • HSL Precise201.905°, 75%, 32.941%
  • HSV202°, 86%, 58%
  • HSB202°, 86%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.396, 0.576)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.396, 0.576, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.396, 0.576)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID156593
  • DECIMAL ID1402259
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01