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#16628E

#16628e ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#16628e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 38.43% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.51% cyan, 30.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 202°, with 73.17% saturation and 32.16% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1086

Complementary

  1. #16628e
  2. #8e4216

Split complementary

  1. #16628e
  2. #8e1626
  3. #8e7e16

Analogous

  1. #168e7e
  2. #16628e
  3. #16268e

Triadic

  1. #16628e
  2. #8e1662
  3. #628e16

Tetradic

  1. #16628e
  2. #42168e
  3. #8e4216
  4. #628e16

Square

  1. #16628e
  2. #7e168e
  3. #8e4216
  4. #268e16

Monochromatic

  1. #030c12
  2. #0c344c
  3. #16628e
  4. #2090d0
  5. #58b1e5

Shades

#16628e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16628e
  2. #145880
  3. #124e72
  4. #0f4563
  5. #0d3b55
  6. #0b3147
  7. #092739
  8. #071d2b
  9. #04141c
  10. #020a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#16628e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16628e
  2. #2d7299
  3. #4581a5
  4. #5c91b0
  5. #73a1bb
  6. #8bb1c7
  7. #a2c0d2
  8. #b9d0dd
  9. #d0e0e8
  10. #e8eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16628e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16628e
  2. #21658d
  3. #2b688b
  4. #366b8a
  5. #406e88
  6. #4b7187
  7. #567486
  8. #607784
  9. #6b7a83
  10. #757d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5f74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d6390 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d588d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e628f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #315c8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00697e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16628e {
  color: #16628e;
}
Background
.bg-16628e {
  background-color: #16628e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16628e {
  border: 2px solid #16628e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16628e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 98 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 73% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16628e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16628e, #16268e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16628e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 98 142 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.06 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.56 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.38 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.10 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.38 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.51 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.78 #e99d71 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#16628e  rgb(22, 98, 142)  hsl(202, 73%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#8e4216  rgb(142, 66, 22)  hsl(22, 73%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#8e1662  rgb(142, 22, 98)  hsl(322, 73%, 32%)  Boysenberry
#628e16  rgb(98, 142, 22)  hsl(82, 73%, 32%)  Olive Drab