Sea Blue Color
Sea Blue is a cyan color with hex code #047495. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sea blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sea Blue Color Values
What Does Sea Blue Mean?
Sea Blue belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Being on the dark side, Sea Blue adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Sea Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: strong greenish blue, #007791). It is also known as Enchanted Blue.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Sea Blue
Sea Blue and #952604 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #04956E and #042B95, which sit beside sea blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sea blue with triadic partners #950473 and #739504. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Jelly Bean —
#297B9A(Delta E 4) - Astral —
#327DA0(Delta E 5) - Calypso —
#31728D(Delta E 6) - Ocean Blue —
#03719C(Delta E 7) - Allports —
#0076A3(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #047495; }
.background { background-color: #047495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #047495; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #04749540; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sea blue?
Sea Blue has the hex code #047495. In RGB notation it is rgb(4, 116, 149), in HSL it is hsl(194, 95%, 30%), and its OKLCH value is 0.521, 0.099, 226.5.
What does the color sea blue mean?
Cyan-family colors like sea blue carry distinct psychological associations. Sea Blue belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Being on the dark side, Sea Blue adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with sea blue?
Sea Blue has three easy routes: its complement #952604 for punch, its neighbors #04956E and #042B95 for something calmer, or triadic partners #950473 and #739504 when you want energy.
Is sea blue a standard web color?
No — Sea Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #047495 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make sea blue lighter or darker?
To lighten sea blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #C3F0FD (lightest tint) to #011319 (darkest shade).
About Sea Blue
Sea Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has alternative names including Enchanted Blue. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #047495 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.