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#055F8A

#055f8a ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#055f8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 37.25% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.38% cyan, 31.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 199.4°, with 93.01% saturation and 28.04% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1005

Complementary

  1. #055f8a
  2. #8a3005

Split complementary

  1. #055f8a
  2. #8a051c
  3. #8a7305

Analogous

  1. #058a73
  2. #055f8a
  3. #051c8a

Triadic

  1. #055f8a
  2. #8a055f
  3. #5f8a05

Tetradic

  1. #055f8a
  2. #30058a
  3. #8a3005
  4. #5f8a05

Square

  1. #055f8a
  2. #73058a
  3. #8a3005
  4. #1c8a05

Monochromatic

  1. #010e14
  2. #022c40
  3. #055f8a
  4. #0892d4
  5. #30b7f8

Shades

#055f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #055f8a
  2. #05567c
  3. #044c6e
  4. #044361
  5. #033953
  6. #033045
  7. #022637
  8. #021d29
  9. #01131c
  10. #010a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#055f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #055f8a
  2. #1e6f96
  3. #377fa1
  4. #508fad
  5. #699fb9
  6. #82afc5
  7. #9bbfd0
  8. #b4cfdc
  9. #cddfe8
  10. #e6eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#055f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #055f8a
  2. #116289
  3. #1e6688
  4. #2a6987
  5. #366c86
  6. #437085
  7. #4f7384
  8. #5b7683
  9. #677982
  10. #747d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a5f8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #395489 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a5f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c598a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00667a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-055f8a {
  color: #055f8a;
}
Background
.bg-055f8a {
  background-color: #055f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-055f8a {
  border: 2px solid #055f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #055f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 95 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 93% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-055f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #055f8a, #051c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-055f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 95 138 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.62 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.74 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.36 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.38 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.69 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.76 #faa075 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#055f8a  rgb(5, 95, 138)  hsl(199, 93%, 28%)  Sea Blue
#8a3005  rgb(138, 48, 5)  hsl(19, 93%, 28%)  Kobe
#8a055f  rgb(138, 5, 95)  hsl(319, 93%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#5f8a05  rgb(95, 138, 5)  hsl(79, 93%, 28%)  Olive Drab