Nearest-color comparison
Enamel Blue #0067A0 vs Sea Blue #006994: RGB distance 12.2 and contrast 1:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Enamel Blue and Sea Blue are very close, with an RGB distance of 12.2. Their luminance is equal, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Enamel Blue and Sea Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
blue color
Enamel Blue is #0067A0, a cool blue with hue 201°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1224. Beside Sea Blue, it is equal in luminance and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 6.09:1.
blue color
Sea Blue is #006994, a cool blue with hue 197°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1224. Beside Enamel Blue, it is equal in luminance and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 6.09:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/enamel-blue.json"
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{
"slug": "sea-blue",
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148
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197,
100,
29
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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.",
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"foreground": "#FFFFFF",
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{
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"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."
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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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