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#305A6E

#305a6e ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#305a6e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 35.29% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.36% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 199.35°, with 39.24% saturation and 30.98% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 8.2.

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Relative luminance0.0907

Complementary

  1. #305a6e
  2. #6e4430

Split complementary

  1. #305a6e
  2. #6e303b
  3. #6e6330

Analogous

  1. #306e63
  2. #305a6e
  3. #303b6e

Triadic

  1. #305a6e
  2. #6e305a
  3. #5a6e30

Tetradic

  1. #305a6e
  2. #44306e
  3. #6e4430
  4. #5a6e30

Square

  1. #305a6e
  2. #63306e
  3. #6e4430
  4. #3b6e30

Monochromatic

  1. #060c0e
  2. #192e39
  3. #305a6e
  4. #4786a3
  5. #74a9c3

Shades

#305a6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #305a6e
  2. #2b5163
  3. #264858
  4. #223f4d
  5. #1d3642
  6. #182d37
  7. #13242c
  8. #0e1b21
  9. #0a1216
  10. #05090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#305a6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #305a6e
  2. #456b7d
  3. #597b8b
  4. #6e8c9a
  5. #839ca8
  6. #98adb7
  7. #acbdc5
  8. #c1ced4
  9. #d6dee2
  10. #eaeff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#305a6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #305a6e
  2. #385e70
  3. #406272
  4. #486573
  5. #506975
  6. #586d77
  7. #607179
  8. #68757b
  9. #70787c
  10. #787c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495760 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50596f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #47526e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #056060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #45596f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f556e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e5d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-305a6e {
  color: #305a6e;
}
Background
.bg-305a6e {
  background-color: #305a6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-305a6e {
  border: 2px solid #305a6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #305a6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 90 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 39% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-305a6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #305a6e, #303b6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-305a6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 90 110 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.20 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.01 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.59 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.93 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.21 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.33 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.33 #cfa591 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#305a6e  rgb(48, 90, 110)  hsl(199, 39%, 31%)  Sea Blue
#6e4430  rgb(110, 68, 48)  hsl(19, 39%, 31%)  Coffee
#6e305a  rgb(110, 48, 90)  hsl(319, 39%, 31%)  Byzantium
#5a6e30  rgb(90, 110, 48)  hsl(79, 39%, 31%)  Dark Olive Green