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#04698E

#04698e ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#04698e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 41.18% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.18% cyan, 26.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 196.09°, with 94.52% saturation and 28.63% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1208

Complementary

  1. #04698e
  2. #8e2904

Split complementary

  1. #04698e
  2. #8e0424
  3. #8e6e04

Analogous

  1. #048e6e
  2. #04698e
  3. #04248e

Triadic

  1. #04698e
  2. #8e0469
  3. #698e04

Tetradic

  1. #04698e
  2. #29048e
  3. #8e2904
  4. #698e04

Square

  1. #04698e
  2. #6e048e
  3. #8e2904
  4. #248e04

Monochromatic

  1. #010f14
  2. #023244
  3. #04698e
  4. #06a0d8
  5. #32c4f9

Shades

#04698e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04698e
  2. #045f80
  3. #035472
  4. #034a63
  5. #023f55
  6. #023547
  7. #022a39
  8. #01202b
  9. #01151c
  10. #000b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#04698e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04698e
  2. #1d7899
  3. #3687a5
  4. #4f96b0
  5. #68a5bb
  6. #82b4c7
  7. #9bc3d2
  8. #b4d2dd
  9. #cde1e8
  10. #e6f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04698e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04698e
  2. #106b8d
  3. #1d6e8b
  4. #29708a
  5. #367288
  6. #427587
  7. #4e7786
  8. #5b7984
  9. #677b83
  10. #747e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c6576 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #566890 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #455c8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #43688f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #36628e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006f80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04698e {
  color: #04698e;
}
Background
.bg-04698e {
  background-color: #04698e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-04698e {
  border: 2px solid #04698e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04698e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 105 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 95% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04698e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04698e, #04248e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04698e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 105 142 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 1.88 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.53 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.68 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.98 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.32 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.71 #fb9671 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#04698e  rgb(4, 105, 142)  hsl(196, 95%, 29%)  Sea Blue
#8e2904  rgb(142, 41, 4)  hsl(16, 95%, 29%)  Kobe
#8e0469  rgb(142, 4, 105)  hsl(316, 95%, 29%)  Byzantium
#698e04  rgb(105, 142, 4)  hsl(76, 95%, 29%)  Olive Drab