Information about #157C9E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #157C9E reads as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Geaux Blue (#1277A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tripster Blue (#2070A0) and Nice Blue (#107AB0).
The recipe behind #157C9E is rgb(21, 124, 158), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #157C9E: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #157C9E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#157C9E color variations
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#157C9E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#157C9E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#157C9E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#157C9E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#157C9E 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 #157C9E color
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Nearest named colors to #157C9E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1277A3
#2070A0
#107AB0
#0A7E8C
#007AA5
#0076A3
#007BA7
#007EA8
#017B92
#00879F
#007791
#2774AE
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#157C9E
- RGB21, 124, 158
- CMYK54, 13, 0, 38
- CSSrgb(21, 124, 158)
- HSL195°, 77%, 35%
- HSL Precise194.891°, 76.536%, 35.098%
- HSV195°, 87%, 62%
- HSB195°, 87%, 62%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.486, 0.620)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.486, 0.620, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.486, 0.620)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID157C9E
- DECIMAL ID1408158
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
