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#005E8D

#005e8d ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#005e8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 100% saturation and 27.65% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0993

Complementary

  1. #005e8d
  2. #8d2f00

Split complementary

  1. #005e8d
  2. #8d0018
  3. #8d7600

Analogous

  1. #008d76
  2. #005e8d
  3. #00188d

Triadic

  1. #005e8d
  2. #8d005e
  3. #5e8d00

Tetradic

  1. #005e8d
  2. #2f008d
  3. #8d2f00
  4. #5e8d00

Square

  1. #005e8d
  2. #76008d
  3. #8d2f00
  4. #188d00

Monochromatic

  1. #000e14
  2. #002b41
  3. #005e8d
  4. #0091da
  5. #27b7ff

Shades

#005e8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005e8d
  2. #00557f
  3. #004b71
  4. #004263
  5. #003855
  6. #002f47
  7. #002638
  8. #001c2a
  9. #00131c
  10. #00090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#005e8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005e8d
  2. #1a6e98
  3. #337ea4
  4. #4d8eaf
  5. #669ebb
  6. #80afc6
  7. #99bfd1
  8. #b3cfdd
  9. #ccdfe8
  10. #e6eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005e8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005e8d
  2. #0d618c
  3. #1a658a
  4. #266889
  5. #336c88
  6. #406f87
  7. #4d7285
  8. #5a7684
  9. #667983
  10. #737d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #475f8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #35548c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #375f8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #28588c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00657c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005e8d {
  color: #005e8d;
}
Background
.bg-005e8d {
  background-color: #005e8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005e8d {
  border: 2px solid #005e8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005e8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 94 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005e8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005e8d, #00188d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005e8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 94 141 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.26 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.28 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.24 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.72 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.93 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.52 #ffa172 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#005e8d  rgb(0, 94, 141)  hsl(200, 100%, 28%)  Medium Persian Blue
#8d2f00  rgb(141, 47, 0)  hsl(20, 100%, 28%)  Kobe
#8d005e  rgb(141, 0, 94)  hsl(320, 100%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#5e8d00  rgb(94, 141, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 28%)  Olive Drab