Information about #21495E color

#21495E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #21495E belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(33, 73, 94) — 12.9% red, 28.6% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 24 / 8 / 0 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #21495E reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Arapawa (#274A5D). Slightly further away sit Astronaut Blue (#214559) and Shipshape (#21425F).

The recipe behind #21495E is rgb(33, 73, 94), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #21495E: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#21495E color variations

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

#21495E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#21495E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#21495E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#21495E 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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#21495E 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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#5E3721
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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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#5E5521
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#5E212A
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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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#215E55
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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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#5E2149
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#495E21
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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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#37215E
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#5E3721
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#495E21
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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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#55215E
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#5E3721
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#2A5E21
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Nearest named colors to #21495E

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

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Astronaut Blue color link
Astronaut Blue

#214559

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Dark Grey Blue color link
Dark Grey Blue

#29465B

Regal Blue color link
Regal Blue

#203F58

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Dark Azure color link
Dark Azure

#274059

Dark Arctic Blue color link
Dark Arctic Blue

#275359

Nationalist Blue color link
Nationalist Blue

#174358

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Griffin Fjord color link
Griffin Fjord

#274B6A

#21495E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#21495E
  • RGB33, 73, 94
  • CMYK24, 8, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(33, 73, 94)
  • HSL201°, 48%, 25%
  • HSL Precise200.656°, 48.031%, 24.902%
  • HSV201°, 65%, 37%
  • HSB201°, 65%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.129, 0.286, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.129, 0.286, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.129, 0.286, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID21495E
  • DECIMAL ID2181470
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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