Information about #152E5C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#152E5C falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(21, 46, 92) — 8.2% red, 18% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 28 / 18 / 0 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored sky-leaning azure, #152E5C stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Biscay (#1B3162). Slightly further away sit Delft Blue (#1F305E) and Tottenham Navy (#132257).

The recipe behind #152E5C is rgb(21, 46, 92), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #152E5C: 13.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#152E5C color variations

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

#152E5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#152E5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#102449

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Black

#000000

#152E5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#152E5C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#152E5C 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
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#5B4315
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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
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#515B15
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#5B1F15
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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
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#15515B
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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
#152E5C
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#5B152D
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#2D5B15
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#43155B
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#5B4315
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#2D5B15
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#5B1551
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#5B4315
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#155B1F
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Nearest named colors to #152E5C

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

Biscay color link
Biscay

#1B3162

Delft Blue color link
Delft Blue

#1F305E

Tottenham Navy color link
Tottenham Navy

#132257

Cello color link
Cello

#1E385B

Into The Blue color link
Into The Blue

#193766

FRIDGEIT BLUE color link
FRIDGEIT BLUE

#072C5E

Space Cadet color link
Space Cadet

#1D2951

Braves Navy color link
Braves Navy

#13274F

Apollo Blue color link
Apollo Blue

#163968

OSS Blue color link
OSS Blue

#1B2450

Blue Zodiac color link
Blue Zodiac

#13264D

Marine color link
Marine

#042E60

#152E5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#152E5C
  • RGB21, 46, 92
  • CMYK28, 18, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(21, 46, 92)
  • HSL219°, 63%, 22%
  • HSL Precise218.873°, 62.832%, 22.157%
  • HSV219°, 77%, 36%
  • HSB219°, 77%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.180, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.180, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.180, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID152E5C
  • DECIMAL ID1388124
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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