Information about #156885 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively azure, #156885 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Blue Sapphire (#126180). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dauntless (#166F7F) and Light Blue Flower (#1D697C).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(21, 104, 133)), which gives #156885 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#156885 color variations
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#156885 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#156885 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#156885 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#156885 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#156885 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #156885 color
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Nearest named colors to #156885
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#126180
#166F7F
#1D697C
#20608E
#1D5A8B
#08787F
#006C7F
#25597F
#2B688D
#155084
#255B77
#0A7E8C
#156885 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#156885
- RGB21, 104, 133
- CMYK44, 11, 0, 48
- CSSrgb(21, 104, 133)
- HSL196°, 73%, 30%
- HSL Precise195.536°, 72.727%, 30.196%
- HSV196°, 84%, 52%
- HSB196°, 84%, 52%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.408, 0.522)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.408, 0.522, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.408, 0.522)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID156885
- DECIMAL ID1403013
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
