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#00516E

#00516e ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#00516e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 31.76% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 26.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 195.82°, with 100% saturation and 21.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 8.85.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0701

Complementary

  1. #00516e
  2. #6e1d00

Split complementary

  1. #00516e
  2. #6e001a
  3. #6e5400

Analogous

  1. #006e54
  2. #00516e
  3. #001a6e

Triadic

  1. #00516e
  2. #6e0051
  3. #516e00

Tetradic

  1. #00516e
  2. #1d006e
  3. #6e1d00
  4. #516e00

Square

  1. #00516e
  2. #54006e
  3. #6e1d00
  4. #1a6e00

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #001922
  3. #00516e
  4. #0089bb
  5. #08beff

Shades

#00516e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00516e
  2. #004963
  3. #004158
  4. #00394d
  5. #003142
  6. #002937
  7. #00202c
  8. #001821
  9. #001016
  10. #00080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#00516e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00516e
  2. #1a627d
  3. #33748b
  4. #4d859a
  5. #6697a8
  6. #80a8b7
  7. #99b9c5
  8. #b3cbd4
  9. #ccdce2
  10. #e6eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00516e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00516e
  2. #0d5670
  3. #1a5a72
  4. #265f73
  5. #336475
  6. #406977
  7. #4d6d79
  8. #5a727b
  9. #66777c
  10. #737b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4d5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #42506f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #35476e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00595b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #33506f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #284b6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005663 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00516e {
  color: #00516e;
}
Background
.bg-00516e {
  background-color: #00516e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-00516e {
  border: 2px solid #00516e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00516e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 81 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00516e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00516e, #001a6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00516e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 81 110 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.85 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.95 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.82 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.96 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.48 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.92 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.90 #ffae91 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#00516e  rgb(0, 81, 110)  hsl(196, 100%, 22%)  Sea Blue
#6e1d00  rgb(110, 29, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 22%)  Maroon
#6e0051  rgb(110, 0, 81)  hsl(316, 100%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#516e00  rgb(81, 110, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 22%)  Dark Olive Green