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#17618B

#17618b ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#17618b is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 38.04% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.45% cyan, 30.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 201.72°, with 71.6% saturation and 31.76% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.106

Complementary

  1. #17618b
  2. #8b4117

Split complementary

  1. #17618b
  2. #8b1727
  3. #8b7b17

Analogous

  1. #178b7b
  2. #17618b
  3. #17278b

Triadic

  1. #17618b
  2. #8b1761
  3. #618b17

Tetradic

  1. #17618b
  2. #41178b
  3. #8b4117
  4. #618b17

Square

  1. #17618b
  2. #7b178b
  3. #8b4117
  4. #278b17

Monochromatic

  1. #030c12
  2. #0c3349
  3. #17618b
  4. #228fcd
  5. #58b1e3

Shades

#17618b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17618b
  2. #15577d
  3. #124e6f
  4. #104461
  5. #0e3a53
  6. #0c3146
  7. #092738
  8. #071d2a
  9. #05131c
  10. #020a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#17618b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17618b
  2. #2e7197
  3. #4581a2
  4. #5d90ae
  5. #74a0b9
  6. #8bb0c5
  7. #a2c0d1
  8. #b9d0dc
  9. #d1dfe8
  10. #e8eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17618b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17618b
  2. #22648a
  3. #2c6789
  4. #376a88
  5. #416d87
  6. #4c7186
  7. #567484
  8. #617783
  9. #6b7a82
  10. #767d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495e72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d618d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d578a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e618c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #325b8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00687c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17618b {
  color: #17618b;
}
Background
.bg-17618b {
  background-color: #17618b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17618b {
  border: 2px solid #17618b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17618b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 97 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17618b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17618b, #17278b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17618b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 97 139 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.20 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.72 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.69 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.04 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.69 #e89e74 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#17618b  rgb(23, 97, 139)  hsl(202, 72%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#8b4117  rgb(139, 65, 23)  hsl(22, 72%, 32%)  Saddle Brown
#8b1761  rgb(139, 23, 97)  hsl(322, 72%, 32%)  Boysenberry
#618b17  rgb(97, 139, 23)  hsl(82, 72%, 32%)  Olive Drab