Information about Lapis Blue color
Basic facts about this digital color
#15317E presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Cubs Blue (#0E3386). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Submerge (#113775) and General Motors Blue (#073980).
In RGB terms — rgb(21, 49, 126) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #15317E: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Lapis Blue" in the Register.
Lapis Blue color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Lapis Blue color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Lapis Blue color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Lapis Blue color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Lapis Blue color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Lapis Blue 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 Lapis Blue color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Lapis Blue
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#0E3386
#113775
#073980
#062A78
#0B2275
#1F2B8F
#0A437A
#283A77
#1D428A
#1A1F71
#163968
#08457E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#15317E
- RGB21, 49, 126
- CMYK41, 30, 0, 51
- CSSrgb(21, 49, 126)
- HSL224°, 71%, 29%
- HSL Precise224°, 71.429%, 28.824%
- HSV224°, 83%, 49%
- HSB224°, 83%, 49%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.082
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
- GLSLvec3(0.082, 0.192, 0.494)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.082, 0.192, 0.494, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.082, 0.192, 0.494)
- Percentage of Red in RGB8.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID15317E
- DECIMAL ID1388926
- Name Length10
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- Counting from2025-01-01
