Nearest-color comparison

Enamel Blue vs Sea Blue

Enamel Blue and Sea Blue are different blue colors with HEX values #0067A0 and #006994. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 12.2, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Enamel Blue and Sea Blue are very close colors. They have nearly identical luminance. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Enamel Blue#0067A0

Sea Blue#006994

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Enamel Blue and Sea Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance12.2

Pair contrast1:1

Luminance delta0

Hue delta4 deg

Lighter colorEnamel Blue

More saturatedEnamel Blue

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

blue color

Enamel Blue

Enamel Blue is #0067A0, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Sea Blue, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#0067A0 RGB0, 103, 160 HSL201, 100, 31 CMYK100, 36, 0, 37 Luminance0.1224 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Sea Blue

Sea Blue is #006994, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Enamel Blue, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#006994 RGB0, 105, 148 HSL197, 100, 29 CMYK100, 29, 0, 42 Luminance0.1224 Best textwhite text

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When to Use Enamel Blue or Sea Blue

Choose Enamel BlueEnamel Blue is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #0067A0.

Choose Sea BlueSea Blue is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #006994.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyEnamel BlueSea Blue

HEX#0067A0#006994

RGB0, 103, 1600, 105, 148

HSL201, 100, 31197, 100, 29

CMYK100, 36, 0, 37100, 29, 0, 42

FamilyBlueBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneJewel ToneJewel Tone

Luminance0.12240.1224

Black contrast3.45:13.45:1

White contrast6.09:16.09:1

Shared tonesJewel Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Enamel Bluewhite text - 6.09:1

Sea Bluewhite text - 6.09:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Enamel Blue#0067A0

Sea Blue#006994

#00A2FA#00A2FA

#00ACF0#00ACF0

#9E3700#9E3700

#942A00#942A00

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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  {
    "slug": "enamel-blue",
    "name": "Enamel Blue",
    "hex": "#0067A0",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      103,
      160
    ],
    "hsl": [
      201,
      100,
      31
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      36,
      0,
      37
    ],
    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1224,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.45,
      "white": 6.09
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 6.09
    },
    "description": "Enamel Blue is #0067A0, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Sea Blue, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/enamel-blue/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/enamel-blue.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "sea-blue",
    "name": "Sea Blue",
    "hex": "#006994",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      105,
      148
    ],
    "hsl": [
      197,
      100,
      29
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      29,
      0,
      42
    ],
    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1224,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.45,
      "white": 6.09
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 6.09
    },
    "description": "Sea Blue is #006994, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Enamel Blue, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sea-blue/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-blue.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 12.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 4,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Enamel Blue",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Enamel Blue"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Enamel Blue",
      "background": "#0067A0",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 6.09
    },
    {
      "color": "Sea Blue",
      "background": "#006994",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 6.09
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Enamel Blue is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #0067A0.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Sea Blue is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #006994.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/enamel-blue-vs-sea-blue.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/enamel-blue.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-blue.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "name": "Enamel Blue vs Sea Blue",
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  "summary": "Enamel Blue and Sea Blue are different blue colors with HEX values #0067A0 and #006994. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 12.2, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        100,
        31
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      "cmyk": [
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        36,
        0,
        37
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      },
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      },
      "description": "Enamel Blue is #0067A0, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Sea Blue, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/enamel-blue/",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "sea-blue",
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        100,
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        0,
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      ],
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      },
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      },
      "description": "Sea Blue is #006994, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Enamel Blue, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for interfaces, brand systems, and technical design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sea-blue/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sea-blue.json"
    }
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  "differences": {
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    "luminanceDelta": 0,
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    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    ],
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Enamel Blue"
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      {
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