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#03608E

#03608e ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#03608e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 37.65% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.89% cyan, 32.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 199.86°, with 95.86% saturation and 28.43% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1034

Complementary

  1. #03608e
  2. #8e3103

Split complementary

  1. #03608e
  2. #8e031a
  3. #8e7703

Analogous

  1. #038e77
  2. #03608e
  3. #031a8e

Triadic

  1. #03608e
  2. #8e0360
  3. #608e03

Tetradic

  1. #03608e
  2. #31038e
  3. #8e3103
  4. #608e03

Square

  1. #03608e
  2. #77038e
  3. #8e3103
  4. #1a8e03

Monochromatic

  1. #000e14
  2. #012d43
  3. #03608e
  4. #0593d9
  5. #2fb7fb

Shades

#03608e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03608e
  2. #035680
  3. #024d72
  4. #024363
  5. #023a55
  6. #023047
  7. #012639
  8. #011d2b
  9. #01131c
  10. #000a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#03608e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03608e
  2. #1c7099
  3. #3580a5
  4. #4f90b0
  5. #68a0bb
  6. #81b0c7
  7. #9abfd2
  8. #b3cfdd
  9. #cddfe8
  10. #e6eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03608e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03608e
  2. #10638d
  3. #1c668b
  4. #296a8a
  5. #356d88
  6. #427087
  7. #4e7386
  8. #5b7684
  9. #677a83
  10. #747d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475d73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a6190 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #38558d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #39608f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b5a8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00677d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03608e {
  color: #03608e;
}
Background
.bg-03608e {
  background-color: #03608e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03608e {
  border: 2px solid #03608e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03608e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 96 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 96% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03608e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03608e, #031a8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03608e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 96 142 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.53 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.98 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.77 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.95 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.83 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.08 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.59 #fc9f71 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#03608e  rgb(3, 96, 142)  hsl(200, 96%, 28%)  Sea Blue
#8e3103  rgb(142, 49, 3)  hsl(20, 96%, 28%)  Kobe
#8e0360  rgb(142, 3, 96)  hsl(320, 96%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#608e03  rgb(96, 142, 3)  hsl(80, 96%, 28%)  Olive Drab