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#106989

#106989 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#106989 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.32% cyan, 23.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 195.87°, with 79.08% saturation and 30% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1202

Complementary

  1. #106989
  2. #893010

Split complementary

  1. #106989
  2. #89102c
  3. #896d10

Analogous

  1. #10896d
  2. #106989
  3. #102c89

Triadic

  1. #106989
  2. #891069
  3. #698910

Tetradic

  1. #106989
  2. #301089
  3. #893010
  4. #698910

Square

  1. #106989
  2. #6d1089
  3. #893010
  4. #2c8910

Monochromatic

  1. #020e12
  2. #083444
  3. #106989
  4. #189dcd
  5. #48bfea

Shades

#106989 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #106989
  2. #0e5f7b
  3. #0d546e
  4. #0b4a60
  5. #0a3f52
  6. #083545
  7. #062a37
  8. #052029
  9. #03151b
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#106989 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #106989
  2. #287895
  3. #4087a1
  4. #5896ac
  5. #70a5b8
  6. #88b4c4
  7. #9fc3d0
  8. #b7d2dc
  9. #cfe1e7
  10. #e7f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#106989 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #106989
  2. #1b6b88
  3. #266e87
  4. #327086
  5. #3d7285
  6. #487585
  7. #537784
  8. #5e7983
  9. #6a7b82
  10. #757e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 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 #58678b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #495d89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007274 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #46688a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a6289 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-106989 {
  color: #106989;
}
Background
.bg-106989 {
  background-color: #106989;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-106989 {
  border: 2px solid #106989;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #106989;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 105 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 79% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-106989 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #106989, #102c89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-106989 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 105 137 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.42 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.39 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.14 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.99 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.77 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.46 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 10.08 #ef9676 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#106989  rgb(16, 105, 137)  hsl(196, 79%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#893010  rgb(137, 48, 16)  hsl(16, 79%, 30%)  Kobe
#891069  rgb(137, 16, 105)  hsl(316, 79%, 30%)  Byzantium
#698910  rgb(105, 137, 16)  hsl(76, 79%, 30%)  Olive Drab