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#42657A

#42657a ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#42657a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 39.61% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.9% cyan, 17.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 202.5°, with 29.79% saturation and 36.86% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 6.92.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.1187

Complementary

  1. #42657a
  2. #7a5742

Split complementary

  1. #42657a
  2. #7a4249
  3. #7a7342

Analogous

  1. #427a73
  2. #42657a
  3. #42497a

Triadic

  1. #42657a
  2. #7a4265
  3. #657a42

Tetradic

  1. #42657a
  2. #57427a
  3. #7a5742
  4. #657a42

Square

  1. #42657a
  2. #73427a
  3. #7a5742
  4. #497a42

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1317
  2. #273c48
  3. #42657a
  4. #608da9
  5. #91b1c4

Shades

#42657a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42657a
  2. #3b5b6e
  3. #355162
  4. #2e4755
  5. #283d49
  6. #21333d
  7. #1a2831
  8. #141e25
  9. #0d1418
  10. #070a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#42657a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42657a
  2. #557487
  3. #688495
  4. #7b93a2
  5. #8ea3af
  6. #a1b2bd
  7. #b3c1ca
  8. #c6d1d7
  9. #d9e0e4
  10. #ecf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42657a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42657a
  2. #48687b
  3. #4e6a7b
  4. #556d7c
  5. #5b707c
  6. #61737d
  7. #67757e
  8. #6d787e
  9. #747b7f
  10. #7a7d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56626c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b647b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #545e7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a6b6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #52647b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d617a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #356872 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42657a {
  color: #42657a;
}
Background
.bg-42657a {
  background-color: #42657a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42657a {
  border: 2px solid #42657a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42657a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 101 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 30% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42657a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42657a, #42497a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42657a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 101 122 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.92 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.29 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.71 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.59 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.93 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.77 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.36 #bd9a85 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#42657a  rgb(66, 101, 122)  hsl(203, 30%, 37%)  Sea Blue
#7a5742  rgb(122, 87, 66)  hsl(23, 30%, 37%)  Coffee
#7a4265  rgb(122, 66, 101)  hsl(323, 30%, 37%)  Twilight Lavender
#657a42  rgb(101, 122, 66)  hsl(83, 30%, 37%)  Fern Green