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#2C596E

#2c596e ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c596e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 34.9% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 19.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 199.09°, with 42.86% saturation and 30.2% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 8.11.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0881

Complementary

  1. #2c596e
  2. #6e412c

Split complementary

  1. #2c596e
  2. #6e2c38
  3. #6e622c

Analogous

  1. #2c6e62
  2. #2c596e
  3. #2c386e

Triadic

  1. #2c596e
  2. #6e2c59
  3. #596e2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c596e
  2. #412c6e
  3. #6e412c
  4. #596e2c

Square

  1. #2c596e
  2. #622c6e
  3. #6e412c
  4. #386e2c

Monochromatic

  1. #060c0f
  2. #162d37
  3. #2c596e
  4. #4285a5
  5. #6ea9c5

Shades

#2c596e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c596e
  2. #285063
  3. #234758
  4. #1f3e4d
  5. #1a3542
  6. #162d37
  7. #12242c
  8. #0d1b21
  9. #091216
  10. #04090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c596e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c596e
  2. #416a7d
  3. #567a8b
  4. #6b8b9a
  5. #809ba8
  6. #96acb7
  7. #abbdc5
  8. #c0cdd4
  9. #d5dee2
  10. #eaeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c596e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c596e
  2. #345d70
  3. #3d6172
  4. #456573
  5. #4e6975
  6. #566d77
  7. #5e7079
  8. #67747b
  9. #6f787c
  10. #787c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47565f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e586f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #45516e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #43586f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c546e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #155d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c596e {
  color: #2c596e;
}
Background
.bg-2c596e {
  background-color: #2c596e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c596e {
  border: 2px solid #2c596e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c596e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 89 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 43% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c596e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c596e, #2c386e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c596e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 89 110 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.11 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.08 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.29 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.16 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.21 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.44 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.44 #d3a691 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#2c596e  rgb(44, 89, 110)  hsl(199, 43%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#6e412c  rgb(110, 65, 44)  hsl(19, 43%, 30%)  Coffee
#6e2c59  rgb(110, 44, 89)  hsl(319, 43%, 30%)  Byzantium
#596e2c  rgb(89, 110, 44)  hsl(79, 43%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green