Gulf Blue

#051657

Gulf Blue #051657

Shades of Gulf Blue

#051556

#04134D

#041043

#030E39

#020B30

#020926

#01071C

#010413

#000209

#000000

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Tints of Gulf Blue

#051556

#112269

#21337C

#35478E

#4D5EA1

#6877B4

#8895C6

#ACB5D9

#D3D8EC

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Gulf Blue

#00125B

#051556

#0A1851

#0F1B4C

#141E47

#192142

#1E243C

#232738

#282A33

#2D2D2D

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What color is Gulf Blue

Gulf Blue is a medium dark bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Dark Blue, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Gulf Blue is a cool color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Gulf Blue

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Gulf Blue is #051657.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Gulf Blue has 2%% Red, 9% Green, and 34% Blue.
Gulf Blue has 228° Hue, 94% Saturation, and 34% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Gulf Blue has 228° Hue, 89% Saturation, and 18% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Gulf Blue has 94% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow, and 66% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#051657

RGB

(5, 22, 87)

(2%, 9%, 34%)

HSV

(228°, 94, 34)

(63%, 94%, 34%)

HSL

(228°, 89, 18)

(63%, 89%, 18%)

CMYK

(94, 75, 0, 66)

(94%, 75%, 0%, 66%)

How does Gulf Blue contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Gulf Blue is 1%, which is low.
Gulf Blue has a higher contrast with white than black. Gulf Blue and black have a 1.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability. Gulf Blue and white have a 16.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

1%

insufficient (1.3)

AAA (16.7)

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Example White

Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Gulf Blue

Summer

#051657

#857642

#A5AED3

#CCC7AF

#E8EAEE

Winter

#051657

#CC53B6

#9CA4CE

#8CDBE8

#E8EAEE

Spring

#051657

#4C8564

#9CA6CC

#CADED7

#DDDFE5

Analogous

#051657

#257FB3

#A0A8CE

#C2DAEA

#E8EAEE

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How to mix Gulf Blue paint

To mix Gulf Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 28% Blue, 4% Cyan, 66% Black, 2% White, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

28%

Cyan

4%

Magenta

0%

Black

66%

White

2%

To mix Gulf Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 18% Cyan, 14% Magenta, 66% Black, 2% White, as shown below.

Cyan

18%

Magenta

14%

Yellow

0%

Black

66%

White

2%

What colors are similar to Gulf Blue

Colors similar to Gulf Blue are: Downriver, Deep Sapphire, Deep Cove, Dark Blue, and Stratos. Downriver is more cyan and paler than Gulf Blue. Deep Sapphire is more cyan than Gulf Blue. Dark Blue is more blue and brighter than Gulf Blue. Stratos is more blue and brighter than Gulf Blue.

Downriver

#092256

more cyan,

paler

Deep Sapphire

#082567

more cyan

Deep Cove

#051040

Dark Blue

#00035B

more blue,

brighter

Stratos

#000741

more blue,

brighter