Sea Blue (#006994)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.09:1 — vs black: 3.45:1

Color values

  • HEX #006994
  • RGB rgb(0, 105, 148)
  • HSL hsl(197, 100%, 58%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 29.05, 0, 41.96 )
  • Websafe #006699

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #006994 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Sea Blue
#006994 Base
#942B00
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Sea Blue
#006994 Base
#009475
#001F94
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Sea Blue
#006994 Base
#940069
#699400
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Sea Blue
#006994 Base
#94001F
#947500
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Sea Blue
#006994 Base
#750094
#942B00
#1F9400
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Sea Blue
#006994 Base
#00121A
#003347
#004C6B
#0086BD
#009FE0
#2EC2FF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Sea Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#00121A
#002332
#00354B
#004663
#00587C
Sea Blue #006994 Base
#0099D7
#1CBDFF
#5FD0FF
#A2E4FF
#E6F8FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #006994. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #006994;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #006994;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #006994;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #006994,
        #FF6729
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #006994,
        #FF6729
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$sea-blue: #006994;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$sea-blue-r: 0;
$sea-blue-g: 105;
$sea-blue-b: 148;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $sea-blue;
    color: rgba($sea-blue-r, $sea-blue-g, $sea-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Sea Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #006994 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #595995 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #636394 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #007070 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #626262 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Sea Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Sea Blue #006994 Base
Blue Sapphire #126180 ΔE 4.27
Medium Persian Blue #0067A5 ΔE 4.68
Honolulu Blue #006DB0 ΔE 5.52
CG Blue #007AA5 ΔE 6.24

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.