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#045B74

#045b74 ≈ Sea Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#045b74 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 35.69% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.55% cyan, 21.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 193.39°, with 93.33% saturation and 23.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 7.5.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0877

Complementary

  1. #045b74
  2. #741d04

Split complementary

  1. #045b74
  2. #740423
  3. #745504

Analogous

  1. #047455
  2. #045b74
  3. #042374

Triadic

  1. #045b74
  2. #74045b
  3. #5b7404

Tetradic

  1. #045b74
  2. #1d0474
  3. #741d04
  4. #5b7404

Square

  1. #045b74
  2. #550474
  3. #741d04
  4. #237404

Monochromatic

  1. #010f14
  2. #01212a
  3. #045b74
  4. #0795be
  5. #1ac6f7

Shades

#045b74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #045b74
  2. #045268
  3. #03495d
  4. #034051
  5. #023746
  6. #022e3a
  7. #02242e
  8. #011b23
  9. #011217
  10. #00090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#045b74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #045b74
  2. #1d6b82
  3. #367c90
  4. #4f8c9e
  5. #689dac
  6. #82adba
  7. #9bbdc7
  8. #b4ced5
  9. #cddee3
  10. #e6eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#045b74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #045b74
  2. #105f75
  3. #1d6276
  4. #296678
  5. #366a79
  6. #426e7a
  7. #4e717b
  8. #5b757c
  9. #67797e
  10. #747c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #415762 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5975 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #404f74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c5a75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #315474 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-045b74 {
  color: #045b74;
}
Background
.bg-045b74 {
  background-color: #045b74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-045b74 {
  border: 2px solid #045b74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #045b74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 91 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 93% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-045b74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #045b74, #042374);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-045b74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 91 116 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.50 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.57 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.67 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 11.23 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.32 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.32 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.55 #fba48b Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#045b74  rgb(4, 91, 116)  hsl(193, 93%, 24%)  Sea Blue
#741d04  rgb(116, 29, 4)  hsl(13, 93%, 24%)  Maroon
#74045b  rgb(116, 4, 91)  hsl(313, 93%, 24%)  Byzantium
#5b7404  rgb(91, 116, 4)  hsl(73, 93%, 24%)  Avocado