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#17536F

#17536f ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#17536f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 32.55% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.28% cyan, 25.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 199.09°, with 65.67% saturation and 26.27% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 8.23.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0752

Complementary

  1. #17536f
  2. #6f3317

Split complementary

  1. #17536f
  2. #6f1727
  3. #6f5f17

Analogous

  1. #176f5f
  2. #17536f
  3. #17276f

Triadic

  1. #17536f
  2. #6f1753
  3. #536f17

Tetradic

  1. #17536f
  2. #33176f
  3. #6f3317
  4. #536f17

Square

  1. #17536f
  2. #5f176f
  3. #6f3317
  4. #276f17

Monochromatic

  1. #040d11
  2. #0a2430
  3. #17536f
  4. #2482ae
  5. #46aad9

Shades

#17536f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17536f
  2. #154b64
  3. #124259
  4. #103a4e
  5. #0e3243
  6. #0c2a38
  7. #09212c
  8. #071921
  9. #051116
  10. #02080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#17536f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17536f
  2. #2e647d
  3. #45758c
  4. #5d879a
  5. #7498a9
  6. #8ba9b7
  7. #a2bac5
  8. #b9cbd4
  9. #d1dde2
  10. #e8eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17536f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17536f
  2. #225871
  3. #2c5c72
  4. #376174
  5. #416576
  6. #4c6a78
  7. #566e79
  8. #61737b
  9. #6b777d
  10. #767c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e505d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455270 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #394a6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #385370 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f4e6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005864 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17536f {
  color: #17536f;
}
Background
.bg-17536f {
  background-color: #17536f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17536f {
  border: 2px solid #17536f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17536f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 83 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 66% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17536f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17536f, #17276f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17536f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 83 111 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.23 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.84 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.40 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.44 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.57 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.07 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.72 #e8ac90 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#17536f  rgb(23, 83, 111)  hsl(199, 66%, 26%)  Sea Blue
#6f3317  rgb(111, 51, 23)  hsl(19, 66%, 26%)  Kobe
#6f1753  rgb(111, 23, 83)  hsl(319, 66%, 26%)  Byzantium
#536f17  rgb(83, 111, 23)  hsl(79, 66%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green