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#005E80

#005e80 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#005e80 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 36.86% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 26.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 195.94°, with 100% saturation and 25.1% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0956

Complementary

  1. #005e80
  2. #802200

Split complementary

  1. #005e80
  2. #80001e
  3. #806200

Analogous

  1. #008062
  2. #005e80
  3. #001e80

Triadic

  1. #005e80
  2. #80005e
  3. #5e8000

Tetradic

  1. #005e80
  2. #220080
  3. #802200
  4. #5e8000

Square

  1. #005e80
  2. #620080
  3. #802200
  4. #1e8000

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #002634
  3. #005e80
  4. #0096cd
  5. #1ac2ff

Shades

#005e80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005e80
  2. #005573
  3. #004b66
  4. #00425a
  5. #00384d
  6. #002f40
  7. #002633
  8. #001c26
  9. #00131a
  10. #00090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#005e80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005e80
  2. #1a6e8d
  3. #337e99
  4. #4d8ea6
  5. #669eb3
  6. #80afc0
  7. #99bfcc
  8. #b3cfd9
  9. #ccdfe6
  10. #e6eff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005e80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005e80
  2. #0d6180
  3. #1a6580
  4. #266880
  5. #336c80
  6. #406f80
  7. #4d7280
  8. #5a7680
  9. #667980
  10. #737d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445a6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5d82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d537f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00676a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b5d81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f5780 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006473 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005e80 {
  color: #005e80;
}
Background
.bg-005e80 {
  background-color: #005e80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005e80 {
  border: 2px solid #005e80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005e80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 94 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005e80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005e80, #001e80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005e80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 94 128 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.50 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.63 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.36 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.94 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.49 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.70 #ffa17f Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#005e80  rgb(0, 94, 128)  hsl(196, 100%, 25%)  Sea Blue
#802200  rgb(128, 34, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 25%)  Kobe
#80005e  rgb(128, 0, 94)  hsl(316, 100%, 25%)  Byzantium
#5e8000  rgb(94, 128, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 25%)  Avocado