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#005F85

#005f85 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#005f85 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 37.25% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 197.14°, with 100% saturation and 26.08% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.0988

Complementary

  1. #005f85
  2. #852600

Split complementary

  1. #005f85
  2. #85001d
  3. #856800

Analogous

  1. #008568
  2. #005f85
  3. #001d85

Triadic

  1. #005f85
  2. #85005f
  3. #5f8500

Tetradic

  1. #005f85
  2. #260085
  3. #852600
  4. #5f8500

Square

  1. #005f85
  2. #680085
  3. #852600
  4. #1d8500

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #002839
  3. #005f85
  4. #0096d2
  5. #1fbfff

Shades

#005f85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005f85
  2. #005678
  3. #004c6a
  4. #00435d
  5. #003950
  6. #003043
  7. #002635
  8. #001d28
  9. #00131b
  10. #000a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#005f85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005f85
  2. #1a6f91
  3. #337f9d
  4. #4d8faa
  5. #669fb6
  6. #80afc2
  7. #99bfce
  8. #b3cfda
  9. #ccdfe7
  10. #e6eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005f85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005f85
  2. #0d6285
  3. #1a6684
  4. #266984
  5. #336c83
  6. #407083
  7. #4d7382
  8. #5a7682
  9. #667981
  10. #737d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455b6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c5f87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c5484 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00696c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b5f86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e5885 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006577 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005f85 {
  color: #005f85;
}
Background
.bg-005f85 {
  background-color: #005f85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005f85 {
  border: 2px solid #005f85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005f85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 95 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 100% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005f85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005f85, #001d85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005f85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 95 133 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.63 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.24 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.98 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.39 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.91 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.91 #ffa07a Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#005f85  rgb(0, 95, 133)  hsl(197, 100%, 26%)  Sea Blue
#852600  rgb(133, 38, 0)  hsl(17, 100%, 26%)  Kobe
#85005f  rgb(133, 0, 95)  hsl(317, 100%, 26%)  Pansy Purple
#5f8500  rgb(95, 133, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 26%)  Avocado