Information about #1559C5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#1559C5 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 89, 197) — 8.2% red, 34.9% green, 77.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 69 / 42 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#1559C5 is a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Denim (#1560BD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sapphire (#0F52BA) and New Car (#214FC6).

In RGB terms — rgb(21, 89, 197) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #1559C5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#1559C5 color variations

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

#1559C5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#1559C5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#1559C5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#1559C5 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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#1559C5 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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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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#B2C615
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#C62A15
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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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#C61559
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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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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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#C68215
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#15C62A
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Nearest named colors to #1559C5

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

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

Sapphire color link
Sapphire

#0F52BA

New Car color link
New Car

#214FC6

Blue Eyes color link
Blue Eyes

#1569C7

Trust Blue color link
Trust Blue

#0A64BC

Green Blue color link
Green Blue

#1164B4

Cerulean Blue color link
Cerulean Blue

#2A52BE

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Ukraine Blue color link
Ukraine Blue

#0057B7

Science Blue color link
Science Blue

#0066CC

Blue Blue color link
Blue Blue

#2242C7

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

#1559C5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1559C5
  • RGB21, 89, 197
  • CMYK69, 42, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(21, 89, 197)
  • HSL217°, 81%, 43%
  • HSL Precise216.818°, 80.734%, 42.745%
  • HSV217°, 89%, 77%
  • HSB217°, 89%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.349, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.349, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.349, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID1559C5
  • DECIMAL ID1399237
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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