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#176C8A

#176c8a ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#176c8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 42.35% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 195.65°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% 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 4.27.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1274

Complementary

  1. #176c8a
  2. #8a3517

Split complementary

  1. #176c8a
  2. #8a1733
  3. #8a6f17

Analogous

  1. #178a6f
  2. #176c8a
  3. #17338a

Triadic

  1. #176c8a
  2. #8a176c
  3. #6c8a17

Tetradic

  1. #176c8a
  2. #35178a
  3. #8a3517
  4. #6c8a17

Square

  1. #176c8a
  2. #6f178a
  3. #8a3517
  4. #338a17

Monochromatic

  1. #030e11
  2. #0c3948
  3. #176c8a
  4. #229fcc
  5. #57bee3

Shades

#176c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #176c8a
  2. #15617c
  3. #12566e
  4. #104c61
  5. #0e4153
  6. #0c3645
  7. #092b37
  8. #072029
  9. #05161c
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#176c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #176c8a
  2. #2e7b96
  3. #4589a1
  4. #5d98ad
  5. #74a7b9
  6. #8bb6c5
  7. #a2c4d0
  8. #b9d3dc
  9. #d1e2e8
  10. #e8f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#176c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #176c8a
  2. #226e89
  3. #2c7088
  4. #377287
  5. #417486
  6. #4c7685
  7. #567884
  8. #617a83
  9. #6b7c82
  10. #767e81
  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 #506775 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c6a8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d5f8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a6b8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e658a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00717e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-176c8a {
  color: #176c8a;
}
Background
.bg-176c8a {
  background-color: #176c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-176c8a {
  border: 2px solid #176c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #176c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 108 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-176c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #176c8a, #17338a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-176c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 108 138 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.27 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.15 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.83 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.11 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.35 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 10.45 #e89375 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#176c8a  rgb(23, 108, 138)  hsl(196, 71%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#8a3517  rgb(138, 53, 23)  hsl(16, 71%, 32%)  Kobe
#8a176c  rgb(138, 23, 108)  hsl(316, 71%, 32%)  Byzantium
#6c8a17  rgb(108, 138, 23)  hsl(76, 71%, 32%)  Olive Drab