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#005F8D

#005f8d ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#005f8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 32.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 199.57°, 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1011

Complementary

  1. #005f8d
  2. #8d2e00

Split complementary

  1. #005f8d
  2. #8d0019
  3. #8d7500

Analogous

  1. #008d75
  2. #005f8d
  3. #00198d

Triadic

  1. #005f8d
  2. #8d005f
  3. #5f8d00

Tetradic

  1. #005f8d
  2. #2e008d
  3. #8d2e00
  4. #5f8d00

Square

  1. #005f8d
  2. #75008d
  3. #8d2e00
  4. #198d00

Monochromatic

  1. #000e14
  2. #002b41
  3. #005f8d
  4. #0093da
  5. #27b9ff

Shades

#005f8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005f8d
  2. #00567f
  3. #004c71
  4. #004363
  5. #003955
  6. #003047
  7. #002638
  8. #001d2a
  9. #00131c
  10. #000a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#005f8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005f8d
  2. #1a6f98
  3. #337fa4
  4. #4d8faf
  5. #669fbb
  6. #80afc6
  7. #99bfd1
  8. #b3cfdd
  9. #ccdfe8
  10. #e6eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005f8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005f8d
  2. #0d628c
  3. #1a668a
  4. #266989
  5. #336c88
  6. #407087
  7. #4d7385
  8. #5a7684
  9. #667983
  10. #737d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465c72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #49608f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #37548c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #385f8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a598d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00667c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005f8d {
  color: #005f8d;
}
Background
.bg-005f8d {
  background-color: #005f8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005f8d {
  border: 2px solid #005f8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005f8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 95 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005f8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005f8d, #00198d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005f8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 95 141 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.82 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.23 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.19 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.93 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.39 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.39 #ffa072 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#005f8d  rgb(0, 95, 141)  hsl(200, 100%, 28%)  Sea Blue
#8d2e00  rgb(141, 46, 0)  hsl(20, 100%, 28%)  Kobe
#8d005f  rgb(141, 0, 95)  hsl(320, 100%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#5f8d00  rgb(95, 141, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 28%)  Olive Drab