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#2E596D

#2e596d ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e596d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 34.9% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.8% cyan, 18.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 199.05°, with 40.65% saturation and 30.39% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 8.39.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0883

Complementary

  1. #2e596d
  2. #6d422e

Split complementary

  1. #2e596d
  2. #6d2e39
  3. #6d612e

Analogous

  1. #2e6d61
  2. #2e596d
  3. #2e396d

Triadic

  1. #2e596d
  2. #6d2e59
  3. #596d2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e596d
  2. #422e6d
  3. #6d422e
  4. #596d2e

Square

  1. #2e596d
  2. #612e6d
  3. #6d422e
  4. #396d2e

Monochromatic

  1. #060c0e
  2. #172d37
  3. #2e596d
  4. #4585a3
  5. #71a9c3

Shades

#2e596d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e596d
  2. #295062
  3. #254757
  4. #203e4c
  5. #1c3541
  6. #172d37
  7. #12242c
  8. #0e1b21
  9. #091216
  10. #05090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e596d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e596d
  2. #436a7c
  3. #587a8a
  4. #6d8b99
  5. #829ba7
  6. #97acb6
  7. #abbdc5
  8. #c0cdd3
  9. #d5dee2
  10. #eaeef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e596d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e596d
  2. #365d6f
  3. #3e6171
  4. #476573
  5. #4f6975
  6. #576d77
  7. #5f7078
  8. #67747a
  9. #70787c
  10. #787c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48565f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f586e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #46516d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #44586e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e546d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a5c65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e596d {
  color: #2e596d;
}
Background
.bg-2e596d {
  background-color: #2e596d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e596d {
  border: 2px solid #2e596d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e596d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 89 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 41% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e596d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e596d, #2e396d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e596d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 89 109 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.39 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.87 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.23 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.15 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.15 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.43 #d1a692 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#2e596d  rgb(46, 89, 109)  hsl(199, 41%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#6d422e  rgb(109, 66, 46)  hsl(19, 41%, 30%)  Coffee
#6d2e59  rgb(109, 46, 89)  hsl(319, 41%, 30%)  Byzantium
#596d2e  rgb(89, 109, 46)  hsl(79, 41%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green