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#17536E

#17536e ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#17536e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.09% cyan, 24.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 198.62°, with 65.41% saturation and 26.08% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 8.39.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0749

Complementary

  1. #17536e
  2. #6e3217

Split complementary

  1. #17536e
  2. #6e1728
  3. #6e5e17

Analogous

  1. #176e5e
  2. #17536e
  3. #17286e

Triadic

  1. #17536e
  2. #6e1753
  3. #536e17

Tetradic

  1. #17536e
  2. #32176e
  3. #6e3217
  4. #536e17

Square

  1. #17536e
  2. #5e176e
  3. #6e3217
  4. #286e17

Monochromatic

  1. #040d11
  2. #0a232f
  3. #17536e
  4. #2483ad
  5. #46abd8

Shades

#17536e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17536e
  2. #154b63
  3. #124258
  4. #103a4d
  5. #0e3242
  6. #0c2a37
  7. #09212c
  8. #071921
  9. #051116
  10. #02080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#17536e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17536e
  2. #2e647d
  3. #45758b
  4. #5d879a
  5. #7498a8
  6. #8ba9b7
  7. #a2bac5
  8. #b9cbd4
  9. #d1dde2
  10. #e8eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17536e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17536e
  2. #225870
  3. #2c5c72
  4. #376173
  5. #416575
  6. #4c6a77
  7. #566e79
  8. #61737b
  9. #6b777c
  10. #767c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e505c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #46526f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a4a6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #38526f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f4e6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17536e {
  color: #17536e;
}
Background
.bg-17536e {
  background-color: #17536e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17536e {
  border: 2px solid #17536e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17536e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 83 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 65% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17536e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17536e, #17286e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17536e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 83 110 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.39 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.18 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.26 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.35 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.78 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.06 #e8ac91 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#17536e  rgb(23, 83, 110)  hsl(199, 65%, 26%)  Sea Blue
#6e3217  rgb(110, 50, 23)  hsl(19, 65%, 26%)  Kobe
#6e1753  rgb(110, 23, 83)  hsl(319, 65%, 26%)  Byzantium
#536e17  rgb(83, 110, 23)  hsl(79, 65%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green