Information about #15286D color

#15286D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#15286D falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 40, 109) — 8.2% red, 15.7% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 35 / 27 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#15286D is a strongly colored deep-sea blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Visa Blue (#1A1F71). Slightly further away sit Rich Deep Blue (#0B2275) and Deep Sapphire (#082567).

The recipe behind #15286D is rgb(21, 40, 109), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #15286D: 13.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#15286D color variations

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

#15286D 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 #15286D

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

Visa Blue color link
Visa Blue

#1A1F71

Biscay color link
Biscay

#1B3162

Submerge color link
Submerge

#113775

Confidante color link
Confidante

#233167

Apollo Blue color link
Apollo Blue

#163968

Colin's Blue color link
Colin's Blue

#042069

Lapis Blue color link
Lapis Blue

#15317E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#15286D
  • RGB21, 40, 109
  • CMYK35, 27, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(21, 40, 109)
  • HSL227°, 68%, 25%
  • HSL Precise227.045°, 67.692%, 25.49%
  • HSV227°, 81%, 43%
  • HSB227°, 81%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.157, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.157, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.157, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID15286D
  • DECIMAL ID1386605
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01