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#1E596F

#1e596f ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#1e596f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 34.9% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.97% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 196.3°, with 57.45% saturation and 27.65% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 8.13.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0857

Complementary

  1. #1e596f
  2. #6f341e

Split complementary

  1. #1e596f
  2. #6f1e30
  3. #6f5d1e

Analogous

  1. #1e6f5d
  2. #1e596f
  3. #1e306f

Triadic

  1. #1e596f
  2. #6f1e59
  3. #596f1e

Tetradic

  1. #1e596f
  2. #341e6f
  3. #6f341e
  4. #596f1e

Square

  1. #1e596f
  2. #5d1e6f
  3. #6f341e
  4. #306f1e

Monochromatic

  1. #040d10
  2. #0e2933
  3. #1e596f
  4. #2e89ab
  5. #55afd1

Shades

#1e596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1e596f
  2. #1b5064
  3. #184759
  4. #153e4e
  5. #123543
  6. #0f2d38
  7. #0c242c
  8. #091b21
  9. #061216
  10. #03090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#1e596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1e596f
  2. #356a7d
  3. #4b7a8c
  4. #628b9a
  5. #789ba9
  6. #8facb7
  7. #a5bdc5
  8. #bccdd4
  9. #d2dee2
  10. #e9eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1e596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1e596f
  2. #285d71
  3. #326172
  4. #3b6574
  5. #456976
  6. #4f6d78
  7. #597079
  8. #63747b
  9. #6c787d
  10. #767c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43555f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5770 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #424f6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f5870 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #37536f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1e596f {
  color: #1e596f;
}
Background
.bg-1e596f {
  background-color: #1e596f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1e596f {
  border: 2px solid #1e596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1e596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 57% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1e596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e596f, #1e306f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1e596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.13 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.23 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.02 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.23 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.31 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.31 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.23 #e1a690 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#1e596f  rgb(30, 89, 111)  hsl(196, 57%, 28%)  Sea Blue
#6f341e  rgb(111, 52, 30)  hsl(16, 57%, 28%)  Kobe
#6f1e59  rgb(111, 30, 89)  hsl(316, 57%, 28%)  Byzantium
#596f1e  rgb(89, 111, 30)  hsl(76, 57%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green