Exploring the Color #305C70

#305C70 sits at 199° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 40% saturation and 31% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 48, 92, 112 produces a 7.27:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #305C70 is a clear variant of CSS sea green — about 53 units away from #2E8B57. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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