Information about #156299 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#156299 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(21, 98, 153) — 8.2% red, 38.4% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 52 / 22 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #156299 reads as a strongly colored sky-leaning azure and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Yarra (#20608E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lapis Lazuli (#26619C) and Fun Blue (#1959A8).

The recipe behind #156299 is rgb(21, 98, 153), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #156299: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. #156299 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#156299 color variations

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

#156299 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#156299 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#156299 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#156299 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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#156299 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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#998E15
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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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#991562
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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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#4C1599
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#994C15
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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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#994C15
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#209915
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Nearest named colors to #156299

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

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

allports in a storm color link
allports in a storm

#1D5A8B

Tripster Blue color link
Tripster Blue

#2070A0

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Cyan Cobalt Blue color link
Cyan Cobalt Blue

#28589C

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Dodgers Blue color link
Dodgers Blue

#005A9C

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

#156299 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#156299
  • RGB21, 98, 153
  • CMYK52, 22, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(21, 98, 153)
  • HSL205°, 76%, 34%
  • HSL Precise205°, 75.862%, 34.118%
  • HSV205°, 86%, 60%
  • HSB205°, 86%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.384, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.384, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.384, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID156299
  • DECIMAL ID1401497
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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