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#005E8A closest to Oceanic Motion

#005E8A is a dark, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Oceanic Motion. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 36.9% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(0, 94, 138)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 100% saturation and 27% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #005E8A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.08:1.

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Variations of #005E8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#005E8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#005E8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #005E8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #375389
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #495F8C
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D5D8B
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #375389
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2F588A
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00696E
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00637E
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #585858
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4D5A68

#005E8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.08:1 Very good#005E8A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.97:1 Very poor#005E8A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#005E8A in CSS

/* Oceanic Motion */
.color { color: #005E8A; }
.background { background-color: #005E8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #005E8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 94 138);
color: hsl(199 100% 27%);
color: oklch(0.458 0.103 238.7);

#005E8A FAQ

What color is #005E8A?

#005E8A is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #005E8A?

#005E8A is rgb(0, 94, 138) in RGB, hsl(199, 100%, 27%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 32%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #005E8A?

The complementary color of #005E8A is #8A2C00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #005E8A?

White text has the best contrast on #005E8A: 7.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #005E8A a warm or cool color?

#005E8A is a cool color.