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#16668E

#16668e ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#16668e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 40% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.51% cyan, 28.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 200°, 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1163

Complementary

  1. #16668e
  2. #8e3e16

Split complementary

  1. #16668e
  2. #8e162a
  3. #8e7a16

Analogous

  1. #168e7a
  2. #16668e
  3. #162a8e

Triadic

  1. #16668e
  2. #8e1666
  3. #668e16

Tetradic

  1. #16668e
  2. #3e168e
  3. #8e3e16
  4. #668e16

Square

  1. #16668e
  2. #7a168e
  3. #8e3e16
  4. #2a8e16

Monochromatic

  1. #030d12
  2. #0c364c
  3. #16668e
  4. #2096d0
  5. #58b6e5

Shades

#16668e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16668e
  2. #145c80
  3. #125272
  4. #0f4763
  5. #0d3d55
  6. #0b3347
  7. #092939
  8. #071f2b
  9. #04141c
  10. #020a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#16668e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16668e
  2. #2d7599
  3. #4585a5
  4. #5c94b0
  5. #73a3bb
  6. #8bb3c7
  7. #a2c2d2
  8. #b9d1dd
  9. #d0e0e8
  10. #e8f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16668e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16668e
  2. #21698d
  3. #2b6b8b
  4. #366e8a
  5. #407088
  6. #4b7387
  7. #567686
  8. #607884
  9. #6b7b83
  10. #757d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c6275 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #536690 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #435b8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007074 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #42668f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #36608e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006c7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16668e {
  color: #16668e;
}
Background
.bg-16668e {
  background-color: #16668e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16668e {
  border: 2px solid #16668e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16668e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 102 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 73% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16668e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16668e, #162a8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16668e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 102 142 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 1.34 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.52 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.47 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.50 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.75 #e99971 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#16668e  rgb(22, 102, 142)  hsl(200, 73%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#8e3e16  rgb(142, 62, 22)  hsl(20, 73%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#8e1666  rgb(142, 22, 102)  hsl(320, 73%, 32%)  Boysenberry
#668e16  rgb(102, 142, 22)  hsl(80, 73%, 32%)  Olive Drab