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#05709C

#05709c ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05709c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 43.92% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.79% cyan, 28.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 197.48°, with 93.79% saturation and 31.57% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1402

Complementary

  1. #05709c
  2. #9c3105

Split complementary

  1. #05709c
  2. #9c0525
  3. #9c7c05

Analogous

  1. #059c7c
  2. #05709c
  3. #05259c

Triadic

  1. #05709c
  2. #9c0570
  3. #709c05

Tetradic

  1. #05709c
  2. #31059c
  3. #9c3105
  4. #709c05

Square

  1. #05709c
  2. #7c059c
  3. #9c3105
  4. #259c05

Monochromatic

  1. #010e14
  2. #033b52
  3. #05709c
  4. #07a5e6
  5. #41c3f9

Shades

#05709c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05709c
  2. #05658c
  3. #045a7d
  4. #044e6d
  5. #03435e
  6. #03384e
  7. #022d3e
  8. #02222f
  9. #01161f
  10. #010b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#05709c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05709c
  2. #1e7ea6
  3. #378db0
  4. #509bba
  5. #69a9c4
  6. #82b8ce
  7. #9bc6d7
  8. #b4d4e1
  9. #cde2eb
  10. #e6f1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05709c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05709c
  2. #117299
  3. #1e7396
  4. #2a7594
  5. #367691
  6. #43788e
  7. #4f7a8b
  8. #5b7b88
  9. #677d86
  10. #747e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526c80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a709e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #48639b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #47709d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38699c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00778c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05709c {
  color: #05709c;
}
Background
.bg-05709c {
  background-color: #05709c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-05709c {
  border: 2px solid #05709c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05709c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 112 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 94% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05709c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05709c, #05259c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05709c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 112 156 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 2.51 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.10 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.61 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.18 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.17 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.09 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.23 #fa8f63 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#05709c  rgb(5, 112, 156)  hsl(197, 94%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#9c3105  rgb(156, 49, 5)  hsl(17, 94%, 32%)  Rufous
#9c0570  rgb(156, 5, 112)  hsl(317, 94%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam
#709c05  rgb(112, 156, 5)  hsl(77, 94%, 32%)  Olive Drab