Information about #15242A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #15242A carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bledisloe (#19282B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sentry (#1C2728) and Magnum (#112331).
In RGB terms — rgb(21, 36, 42) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #15242A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #15242A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#15242A color variations
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#15242A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#15242A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#15242A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#15242A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#15242A 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 #15242A color
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Nearest named colors to #15242A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#19282B
#1C2728
#112331
#1B2431
#0E2A2A
#1E222C
#1E272C
#1F262A
#181B26
#1A2421
#172E2C
#1D2C2A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#15242A
- RGB21, 36, 42
- CMYK8, 2, 0, 84
- CSSrgb(21, 36, 42)
- HSL197°, 33%, 12%
- HSL Precise197.143°, 33.333%, 12.353%
- HSV197°, 50%, 16%
- HSB197°, 50%, 16%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.141, 0.165)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.141, 0.165, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.141, 0.165)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID15242A
- DECIMAL ID1385514
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
