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#106C96

#106c96 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#106c96 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 42.35% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.33% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 198.81°, with 80.72% saturation and 32.55% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 1.14.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1304

Complementary

  1. #106c96
  2. #963a10

Split complementary

  1. #106c96
  2. #961029
  3. #967d10

Analogous

  1. #10967d
  2. #106c96
  3. #102996

Triadic

  1. #106c96
  2. #96106c
  3. #6c9610

Tetradic

  1. #106c96
  2. #3a1096
  3. #963a10
  4. #6c9610

Square

  1. #106c96
  2. #7d1096
  3. #963a10
  4. #299610

Monochromatic

  1. #020d12
  2. #093a51
  3. #106c96
  4. #179edb
  5. #52bced

Shades

#106c96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #106c96
  2. #0e6187
  3. #0d5678
  4. #0b4c69
  5. #0a415a
  6. #08364b
  7. #062b3c
  8. #05202d
  9. #03161e
  10. #020b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#106c96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #106c96
  2. #287ba1
  3. #4089ab
  4. #5898b6
  5. #70a7c0
  6. #88b6cb
  7. #9fc4d5
  8. #b7d3e0
  9. #cfe2ea
  10. #e7f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#106c96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #106c96
  2. #1b6e94
  3. #267092
  4. #32728f
  5. #3d748d
  6. #48768b
  7. #537889
  8. #5e7a87
  9. #6a7c84
  10. #757e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50687c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #576c98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #466095 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00777b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #456c97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #386596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-106c96 {
  color: #106c96;
}
Background
.bg-106c96 {
  background-color: #106c96;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-106c96 {
  border: 2px solid #106c96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #106c96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 108 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 81% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-106c96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #106c96, #102996);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-106c96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 108 150 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 1.14 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.90 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.54 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.53 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.64 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.20 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.28 #ef9369 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#106c96  rgb(16, 108, 150)  hsl(199, 81%, 33%)  Sea Blue
#963a10  rgb(150, 58, 16)  hsl(19, 81%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#96106c  rgb(150, 16, 108)  hsl(319, 81%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6c9610  rgb(108, 150, 16)  hsl(79, 81%, 33%)  Olive Drab