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#136C8B

#136c8b ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#136c8b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.45% red, 42.35% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.33% cyan, 22.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 195.5°, with 75.95% saturation and 30.98% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 4.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1273

Complementary

  1. #136c8b
  2. #8b3213

Split complementary

  1. #136c8b
  2. #8b1330
  3. #8b6e13

Analogous

  1. #138b6e
  2. #136c8b
  3. #13308b

Triadic

  1. #136c8b
  2. #8b136c
  3. #6c8b13

Tetradic

  1. #136c8b
  2. #32138b
  3. #8b3213
  4. #6c8b13

Square

  1. #136c8b
  2. #6e138b
  3. #8b3213
  4. #308b13

Monochromatic

  1. #020e12
  2. #0a3848
  3. #136c8b
  4. #1ca0ce
  5. #50c0e7

Shades

#136c8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #136c8b
  2. #11617d
  3. #0f566f
  4. #0d4c61
  5. #0b4153
  6. #0a3646
  7. #082b38
  8. #06202a
  9. #04161c
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#136c8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #136c8b
  2. #2b7b97
  3. #4289a2
  4. #5a98ae
  5. #71a7b9
  6. #89b6c5
  7. #a1c4d1
  8. #b8d3dc
  9. #d0e2e8
  10. #e7f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#136c8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #136c8b
  2. #1e6e8a
  3. #297089
  4. #347288
  5. #3f7487
  6. #4a7686
  7. #547884
  8. #5f7a83
  9. #6a7c82
  10. #757e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c6a8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c5f8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #496b8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d658b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00717f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-136c8b {
  color: #136c8b;
}
Background
.bg-136c8b {
  background-color: #136c8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-136c8b {
  border: 2px solid #136c8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #136c8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 19 108 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 76% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-136c8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #136c8b, #13308b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-136c8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(19 108 139 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.03 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.39 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.42 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.63 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.05 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.22 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 10.26 #ec9374 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#136c8b  rgb(19, 108, 139)  hsl(196, 76%, 31%)  Sea Blue
#8b3213  rgb(139, 50, 19)  hsl(16, 76%, 31%)  Kobe
#8b136c  rgb(139, 19, 108)  hsl(316, 76%, 31%)  Byzantium
#6c8b13  rgb(108, 139, 19)  hsl(76, 76%, 31%)  Olive Drab