Deep Sea Blue is a medium dark bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Sky Blue, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Deep Sea Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Deep Sea Blue is #015482.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Deep Sea Blue has 0%% Red, 33% Green, and 51% Blue.
Deep Sea Blue has 201° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 51% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Deep Sea Blue has 201° Hue, 97% Saturation, and 26% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Deep Sea Blue has 99% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow, and 49% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#015482 |
|
RGB |
(1, 84, 130) |
(0%, 33%, 51%) |
HSV |
(201°, 99, 51) |
(56%, 99%, 51%) |
HSL |
(201°, 97, 26) |
(56%, 97%, 26%) |
CMYK |
(99, 35, 0, 49) |
(99%, 35%, 0%, 49%) |
The natural luminance of Deep Sea Blue is 8%, which is low.
Deep Sea Blue has a higher contrast with white than black.
Deep Sea Blue and black have a 2.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Deep Sea Blue and white have a 8.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
8% |
insufficient (2.6) |
AAA (8.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Deep Sea Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 27% Blue, 24% Cyan, 49% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
27%
Cyan
24%
Magenta
0%
Black
49%
White
0%
To mix Deep Sea Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 37% Cyan, 13% Magenta, 49% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
37%
Magenta
13%
Yellow
0%
Black
49%
White
0%
Colors similar to Deep Sea Blue are: Venice Blue, Dark Cerulean, Medium Electric Blue, Congress Blue, and Peacock Blue. Venice Blue is paler than Deep Sea Blue. Dark Cerulean is more blue and paler and darker than Deep Sea Blue. Medium Electric Blue is more blue than Deep Sea Blue. Congress Blue is more blue than Deep Sea Blue. Peacock Blue is lighter than Deep Sea Blue.