Information about Orient color

#255B77 - Orient color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #255B77 ("Orient") belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(37, 91, 119) — 14.5% red, 35.7% green, 46.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 32 / 11 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #255B77 reads as a pleasantly vivid azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Humbec Dark Teal (#265B71). Slightly further away sit Venice Blue (#2C5778) and Bahama Blue (#25597F).

In RGB terms — rgb(37, 91, 119) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #255B77: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Orient" in the Register.

Orient color variations

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

Orient color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Orient

#255B77
#3586AE

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#5DA8CD

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#93C5DD

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#C9E2EE

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White

#FFFFFF

Orient color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Orient

#255B77
#1D4A60

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#163748

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#0E2530

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#071218

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Black

#000000

Orient color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Orient

#255B77
#33657E

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#436C81

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#557383

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#697982

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Grey

#808080

Orient color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#512578

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#302578

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#253B78

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Orient

#255B77
#257873

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#257851

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#257830

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Orient 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
#255B77
Orient

#255B77

#794125
#794125

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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
#255B77
Orient

#255B77

#796B25
#796B25

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#792533
#792533

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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
#253379
#253379

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#255B77
Orient

#255B77

#25796B
#25796B

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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
#255B77
Orient

#255B77

#79255D
#79255D

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#5D7925
#5D7925

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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
#255B77
Orient

#255B77

#412579
#412579

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#794125
#794125

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#5D7925
#5D7925

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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
#255B77
Orient

#255B77

#6B2579
#6B2579

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#794125
#794125

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#337925
#337925

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Nearest named colors to Orient

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Humbec Dark Teal color link
Humbec Dark Teal

#265B71

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Chathams Blue color link
Chathams Blue

#2C5971

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Metallic Blue color link
Metallic Blue

#32527B

Light Blue Flower color link
Light Blue Flower

#1D697C

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Orient color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#255B77 - Orient color image Orient color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#255B77 - Orient color image Orient color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#255B77 - Orient color image Orient color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#255B77
  • RGB37, 91, 119
  • CMYK32, 11, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(37, 91, 119)
  • HSL200°, 53%, 31%
  • HSL Precise200.488°, 52.564%, 30.588%
  • HSV200°, 69%, 47%
  • HSB200°, 69%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.145, 0.357, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.145, 0.357, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.145, 0.357, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID255B77
  • DECIMAL ID2448247
  • Name Length6
  • This page visited900 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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