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#255672

#255672 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#255672 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 33.73% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.54% cyan, 24.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 201.82°, with 50.99% saturation and 29.61% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 7.45.

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Relative luminance0.0826

Complementary

  1. #255672
  2. #724125

Split complementary

  1. #255672
  2. #722530
  3. #726825

Analogous

  1. #257268
  2. #255672
  3. #253072

Triadic

  1. #255672
  2. #722556
  3. #567225

Tetradic

  1. #255672
  2. #412572
  3. #724125
  4. #567225

Square

  1. #255672
  2. #682572
  3. #724125
  4. #307225

Monochromatic

  1. #050c0f
  2. #122a38
  3. #255672
  4. #3882ac
  5. #63a6cd

Shades

#255672 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255672
  2. #214d67
  3. #1e455b
  4. #1a3c50
  5. #163444
  6. #132b39
  7. #0f222e
  8. #0b1a22
  9. #071117
  10. #04090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#255672 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255672
  2. #3b6780
  3. #51788e
  4. #66899c
  5. #7c9aaa
  6. #92abb9
  7. #a8bbc7
  8. #beccd5
  9. #d3dde3
  10. #e9eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255672 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255672
  2. #2e5a73
  3. #375e75
  4. #406376
  5. #496778
  6. #536b79
  7. #5c6f7a
  8. #65737c
  9. #6e787d
  10. #777c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #445360 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #495673 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e4e72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d5673 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #365172 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255672 {
  color: #255672;
}
Background
.bg-255672 {
  background-color: #255672;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255672 {
  border: 2px solid #255672;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255672;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 86 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 51% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255672 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255672, #253072);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255672 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 86 114 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.45 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.83 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.94 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.89 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.50 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.58 #daa98d Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#255672  rgb(37, 86, 114)  hsl(202, 51%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#724125  rgb(114, 65, 37)  hsl(22, 51%, 30%)  Russet
#722556  rgb(114, 37, 86)  hsl(322, 51%, 30%)  Byzantium
#567225  rgb(86, 114, 37)  hsl(82, 51%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green