Information about #255869 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#255869 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(37, 88, 105) — 14.5% red, 34.5% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 7 / 0 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#255869 is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Humbec Dark Teal (#265B71). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chathams Blue (#2C5971) and Marathon (#305563).

The recipe behind #255869 is rgb(37, 88, 105), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #255869 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#255869 color variations

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

#255869 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#255869 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#255869 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#255869 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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#255869 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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#6A5925
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#6A2536
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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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#256A59
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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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#6A2559
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#596A25
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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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#36256A
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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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#59256A
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#6A3625
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#366A25
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Nearest named colors to #255869

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

Humbec Dark Teal color link
Humbec Dark Teal

#265B71

Chathams Blue color link
Chathams Blue

#2C5971

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Griffin Fjord color link
Griffin Fjord

#274B6A

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Bellbottom Blue color link
Bellbottom Blue

#2C4C6D

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

#255869 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#255869
  • RGB37, 88, 105
  • CMYK27, 7, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(37, 88, 105)
  • HSL195°, 48%, 28%
  • HSL Precise195°, 47.887%, 27.843%
  • HSV195°, 65%, 41%
  • HSB195°, 65%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.345, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.345, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.345, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID255869
  • DECIMAL ID2447465
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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