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#005E8F

#005e8f ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#005e8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 34.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 200.56°, with 100% saturation and 28.04% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0999

Complementary

  1. #005e8f
  2. #8f3100

Split complementary

  1. #005e8f
  2. #8f0016
  3. #8f7900

Analogous

  1. #008f79
  2. #005e8f
  3. #00168f

Triadic

  1. #005e8f
  2. #8f005e
  3. #5e8f00

Tetradic

  1. #005e8f
  2. #31008f
  3. #8f3100
  4. #5e8f00

Square

  1. #005e8f
  2. #79008f
  3. #8f3100
  4. #168f00

Monochromatic

  1. #000d14
  2. #002c43
  3. #005e8f
  4. #0090dc
  5. #29b6ff

Shades

#005e8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005e8f
  2. #005581
  3. #004b72
  4. #004264
  5. #003856
  6. #002f48
  7. #002639
  8. #001c2b
  9. #00131d
  10. #00090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#005e8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005e8f
  2. #1a6e9a
  3. #337ea5
  4. #4d8eb1
  5. #669ebc
  6. #80afc7
  7. #99bfd2
  8. #b3cfdd
  9. #ccdfe9
  10. #e6eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005e8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005e8f
  2. #0d618e
  3. #1a658c
  4. #26688b
  5. #336c89
  6. #406f88
  7. #4d7286
  8. #5a7685
  9. #667983
  10. #737d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455b72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #465f91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #33548e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #365f90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #27588e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00667d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005e8f {
  color: #005e8f;
}
Background
.bg-005e8f {
  background-color: #005e8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005e8f {
  border: 2px solid #005e8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005e8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 94 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005e8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005e8f, #00168f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005e8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 94 143 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.96 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.22 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.53 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.05 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.32 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.66 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.30 #ffa170 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#005e8f  rgb(0, 94, 143)  hsl(201, 100%, 28%)  Medium Persian Blue
#8f3100  rgb(143, 49, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 28%)  Kobe
#8f005e  rgb(143, 0, 94)  hsl(321, 100%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#5e8f00  rgb(94, 143, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 28%)  Olive Drab