Information about #081520 color

#081520 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#081520 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(8, 21, 32) — 3.1% red, 8.2% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 4 / 0 / 87. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#081520 is a energetic, saturated azure that sits very close to black. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from COSMIC ACE (#0B1021). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ornella Blue (#021224) and Very Dark Azure (#11171D).

In RGB terms — rgb(8, 21, 32) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #081520: 18.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:87) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #081520 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#081520 color variations

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

#081520 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#081520

Color has no name
#1A466B

Color has no name
#2D76B6

Color has no name
#68A4D9

Color has no name
#B3D1EC

Color has no name
White

#FFFFFF

#081520 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#081520

Color has no name
#06101A

Color has no name
#040C13

Color has no name
#03080D

Color has no name
#010406

Color has no name
Black

#000000

#081520 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#081520

Color has no name
#152B3D

Color has no name
#284056

Color has no name
#405668

Color has no name
#5D6A76

Color has no name
Grey

#808080

#081520 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#180820

Color has no name
#0E0820

Color has no name
#080B20

Color has no name
#081520

Color has no name
#081F20

Color has no name
#082018

Color has no name
#08200E

Color has no name

#081520 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
#081520
#081520

Color has no name

#211408
#211408

Color has no name

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
#081520
#081520

Color has no name

#212008
#212008

Color has no name

#210809
#210809

Color has no name

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
#080921
#080921

Color has no name

#081520
#081520

Color has no name

#082120
#082120

Color has no name

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
#081520
#081520

Color has no name

#210815
#210815

Color has no name

#152108
#152108

Color has no name

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#081520
#081520

Color has no name

#140821
#140821

Color has no name

#211408
#211408

Color has no name

#152108
#152108

Color has no name

Square

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

Square color scheme
#081520
#081520

Color has no name

#200821
#200821

Color has no name

#211408
#211408

Color has no name

#092108
#092108

Color has no name

Nearest named colors to #081520

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

COSMIC ACE color link
COSMIC ACE

#0B1021

Ornella Blue color link
Ornella Blue

#021224

Very Dark Azure color link
Very Dark Azure

#11171D

Very Deep Azure color link
Very Deep Azure

#000E1D

Aztec color link
Aztec

#0D1C19

Very Deep Cyan color link
Very Deep Cyan

#001D1D

Very Dark Cyan color link
Very Dark Cyan

#111D1D

Elizabeth Street color link
Elizabeth Street

#0A1F17

Eigengrau color link
Eigengrau

#16161D

Very Dark Spring Green color link
Very Dark Spring Green

#111D17

Very Dark Violet color link
Very Dark Violet

#17111D

I am Core Group International color link
I am Core Group International

#151529

#081520 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#081520 color image #081520 color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#081520 color image #081520 color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#081520 color image #081520 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#081520 color image #081520 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#081520
  • RGB8, 21, 32
  • CMYK9, 4, 0, 87
  • CSSrgb(8, 21, 32)
  • HSL208°, 60%, 8%
  • HSL Precise207.5°, 60%, 7.843%
  • HSV208°, 75%, 13%
  • HSB208°, 75%, 13%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.031, 0.082, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.031, 0.082, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.031, 0.082, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID081520
  • DECIMAL ID529696
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

Copyright © 2021-2026 The Official Register of Color Names. All Rights Reserved.

ORCN is an independent private organisation that maintains a public register — not a governmental institution or an international standards organisation — in which a name is linked to a specific digital colour code. Registration gives the registrant the exclusive right, within the ORCN register, to have that name recorded against that colour code.

Important: a digital colour itself belongs to no one in law. That right exists only within the ORCN register: registration creates no ownership, trademark, copyright or design rights anywhere. Legal exclusivity outside the register, where it is available at all, arises separately under applicable trademark law and is generally limited to particular goods, services and jurisdictions.