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#106988

#106988 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#106988 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 41.18% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 22.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 195.5°, with 78.95% saturation and 29.8% 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 3.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1199

Complementary

  1. #106988
  2. #882f10

Split complementary

  1. #106988
  2. #88102d
  3. #886b10

Analogous

  1. #10886b
  2. #106988
  3. #102d88

Triadic

  1. #106988
  2. #881069
  3. #698810

Tetradic

  1. #106988
  2. #2f1088
  3. #882f10
  4. #698810

Square

  1. #106988
  2. #6b1088
  3. #882f10
  4. #2d8810

Monochromatic

  1. #020e12
  2. #083444
  3. #106988
  4. #189ecc
  5. #48c0e9

Shades

#106988 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #106988
  2. #0e5f7a
  3. #0d546d
  4. #0b4a5f
  5. #0a3f52
  6. #083544
  7. #062a36
  8. #052029
  9. #03151b
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#106988 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #106988
  2. #287894
  3. #4087a0
  4. #5896ac
  5. #70a5b8
  6. #88b4c4
  7. #9fc3cf
  8. #b7d2db
  9. #cfe1e7
  10. #e7f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#106988 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #106988
  2. #1b6b87
  3. #266e86
  4. #327086
  5. #3d7285
  6. #487584
  7. #537783
  8. #5e7982
  9. #6a7b82
  10. #757e81
  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 #4d6473 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59678a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #495c88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #466889 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a6288 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-106988 {
  color: #106988;
}
Background
.bg-106988 {
  background-color: #106988;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-106988 {
  border: 2px solid #106988;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #106988;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 105 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 79% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-106988 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #106988, #102d88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-106988 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 105 136 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.80 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.17 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.31 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.40 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.82 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 10.47 #ef9677 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#106988  rgb(16, 105, 136)  hsl(196, 79%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#882f10  rgb(136, 47, 16)  hsl(16, 79%, 30%)  Kobe
#881069  rgb(136, 16, 105)  hsl(316, 79%, 30%)  Byzantium
#698810  rgb(105, 136, 16)  hsl(76, 79%, 30%)  Olive Drab