Information about #15497D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#15497D falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(21, 73, 125) — 8.2% red, 28.6% green, 49% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 41 / 20 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#15497D presents itself as a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Navy (#155084). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Twilight Blue (#0A437A) and Dark Cerulean (#08457E).

The recipe behind #15497D is rgb(21, 73, 125), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #15497D: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #15497D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#15497D color variations

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

#15497D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#15497D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#15497D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#15497D 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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#15497D 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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#7E4A15
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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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#7E7E15
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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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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
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#7E154A
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#4A7E15
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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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#4A157E
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#7E4A15
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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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#7E157E
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#7E4A15
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Nearest named colors to #15497D

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

Light Navy color link
Light Navy

#155084

Twilight Blue color link
Twilight Blue

#0A437A

Dark Cerulean color link
Dark Cerulean

#08457E

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Warriors Blue color link
Warriors Blue

#1D428A

Zoop De Loop color link
Zoop De Loop

#254683

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Netherlands Blue color link
Netherlands Blue

#21468B

Wet N Wild color link
Wet N Wild

#254375

Submerge color link
Submerge

#113775

Cobalt color link
Cobalt

#1E488F

Boogie Blue color link
Boogie Blue

#24508A

#15497D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#15497D
  • RGB21, 73, 125
  • CMYK41, 20, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(21, 73, 125)
  • HSL210°, 71%, 29%
  • HSL Precise210°, 71.233%, 28.627%
  • HSV210°, 83%, 49%
  • HSB210°, 83%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.286, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.286, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.286, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID15497D
  • DECIMAL ID1395069
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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