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#17536D

#17536d ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#17536d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 32.55% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.9% cyan, 23.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 198.14°, with 65.15% saturation and 25.88% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 8.57.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0747

Complementary

  1. #17536d
  2. #6d3117

Split complementary

  1. #17536d
  2. #6d1728
  3. #6d5c17

Analogous

  1. #176d5c
  2. #17536d
  3. #17286d

Triadic

  1. #17536d
  2. #6d1753
  3. #536d17

Tetradic

  1. #17536d
  2. #31176d
  3. #6d3117
  4. #536d17

Square

  1. #17536d
  2. #5c176d
  3. #6d3117
  4. #286d17

Monochromatic

  1. #040d11
  2. #0a232e
  3. #17536d
  4. #2483ac
  5. #45abd8

Shades

#17536d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17536d
  2. #154b62
  3. #124257
  4. #103a4c
  5. #0e3241
  6. #0c2a37
  7. #09212c
  8. #071921
  9. #051116
  10. #02080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#17536d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17536d
  2. #2e647c
  3. #45758a
  4. #5d8799
  5. #7498a7
  6. #8ba9b6
  7. #a2bac5
  8. #b9cbd3
  9. #d1dde2
  10. #e8eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17536d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17536d
  2. #22586f
  3. #2c5c71
  4. #376173
  5. #416575
  6. #4c6a77
  7. #566e78
  8. #61737a
  9. #6b777c
  10. #767c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e505c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #46526e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a4a6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #38526e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #304e6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17536d {
  color: #17536d;
}
Background
.bg-17536d {
  background-color: #17536d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17536d {
  border: 2px solid #17536d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17536d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 83 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 65% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17536d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17536d, #17286d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17536d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 83 109 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.57 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.78 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.28 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.70 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.17 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.73 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.42 #e8ac92 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#17536d  rgb(23, 83, 109)  hsl(198, 65%, 26%)  Sea Blue
#6d3117  rgb(109, 49, 23)  hsl(18, 65%, 26%)  Kobe
#6d1753  rgb(109, 23, 83)  hsl(318, 65%, 26%)  Byzantium
#536d17  rgb(83, 109, 23)  hsl(78, 65%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green