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#08698A

#08698a ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#08698a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 41.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.2% cyan, 23.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 195.23°, with 89.04% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1199

Complementary

  1. #08698a
  2. #8a2908

Split complementary

  1. #08698a
  2. #8a0828
  3. #8a6a08

Analogous

  1. #088a6a
  2. #08698a
  3. #08288a

Triadic

  1. #08698a
  2. #8a0869
  3. #698a08

Tetradic

  1. #08698a
  2. #29088a
  3. #8a2908
  4. #698a08

Square

  1. #08698a
  2. #6a088a
  3. #8a2908
  4. #288a08

Monochromatic

  1. #010f13
  2. #043242
  3. #08698a
  4. #0ca0d2
  5. #38c4f3

Shades

#08698a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08698a
  2. #075f7c
  3. #06546e
  4. #064a61
  5. #053f53
  6. #043545
  7. #032a37
  8. #022029
  9. #02151c
  10. #010b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#08698a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08698a
  2. #217896
  3. #3987a1
  4. #5296ad
  5. #6ba5b9
  6. #84b4c5
  7. #9cc3d0
  8. #b5d2dc
  9. #cee1e8
  10. #e6f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08698a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08698a
  2. #146b89
  3. #206e88
  4. #2c7087
  5. #387286
  6. #447585
  7. #507784
  8. #5c7983
  9. #687b82
  10. #747e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c6474 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58678c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #485c8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007274 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #45688b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38628a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006f7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08698a {
  color: #08698a;
}
Background
.bg-08698a {
  background-color: #08698a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08698a {
  border: 2px solid #08698a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08698a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 105 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08698a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08698a, #08288a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08698a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 105 138 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.25 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.61 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.07 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.90 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.83 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.45 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 10.00 #f79675 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#08698a  rgb(8, 105, 138)  hsl(195, 89%, 29%)  Sea Blue
#8a2908  rgb(138, 41, 8)  hsl(15, 89%, 29%)  Kobe
#8a0869  rgb(138, 8, 105)  hsl(315, 89%, 29%)  Byzantium
#698a08  rgb(105, 138, 8)  hsl(75, 89%, 29%)  Olive Drab