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#2E596F

#2e596f ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e596f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 34.9% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.56% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 200.31°, with 41.4% saturation and 30.78% 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 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 7.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0887

Complementary

  1. #2e596f
  2. #6f442e

Split complementary

  1. #2e596f
  2. #6f2e38
  3. #6f642e

Analogous

  1. #2e6f64
  2. #2e596f
  3. #2e386f

Triadic

  1. #2e596f
  2. #6f2e59
  3. #596f2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e596f
  2. #442e6f
  3. #6f442e
  4. #596f2e

Square

  1. #2e596f
  2. #642e6f
  3. #6f442e
  4. #386f2e

Monochromatic

  1. #060c0e
  2. #182e39
  3. #2e596f
  4. #4484a5
  5. #72a8c4

Shades

#2e596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e596f
  2. #295064
  3. #254759
  4. #203e4e
  5. #1c3543
  6. #172d38
  7. #12242c
  8. #0e1b21
  9. #091216
  10. #05090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e596f
  2. #436a7d
  3. #587a8c
  4. #6d8b9a
  5. #829ba9
  6. #97acb7
  7. #abbdc5
  8. #c0cdd4
  9. #d5dee2
  10. #eaeef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e596f
  2. #365d71
  3. #3e6172
  4. #476574
  5. #4f6976
  6. #576d78
  7. #5f7079
  8. #67747b
  9. #70787d
  10. #787c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485660 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e5870 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #45516f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445870 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d546f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #195d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e596f {
  color: #2e596f;
}
Background
.bg-2e596f {
  background-color: #2e596f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e596f {
  border: 2px solid #2e596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 41% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e596f, #2e386f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.84 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.96 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.42 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.90 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.92 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.08 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.11 #d1a690 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#2e596f  rgb(46, 89, 111)  hsl(200, 41%, 31%)  Sea Blue
#6f442e  rgb(111, 68, 46)  hsl(20, 41%, 31%)  Coffee
#6f2e59  rgb(111, 46, 89)  hsl(320, 41%, 31%)  Byzantium
#596f2e  rgb(89, 111, 46)  hsl(80, 41%, 31%)  Dark Olive Green