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#007BA7

#007ba7 Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#007ba7 (Cerulean) is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 48.24% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 26.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 195.81°, with 100% saturation and 32.75% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (WCAG AA).

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1696

Complementary

  1. #007ba7
  2. #a72c00

Split complementary

  1. #007ba7
  2. #a70028
  3. #a78000

Analogous

  1. #00a780
  2. #007ba7
  3. #0028a7

Triadic

  1. #007ba7
  2. #a7007b
  3. #7ba700

Tetradic

  1. #007ba7
  2. #2c00a7
  3. #a72c00
  4. #7ba700

Square

  1. #007ba7
  2. #8000a7
  3. #a72c00
  4. #28a700

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #00435b
  3. #007ba7
  4. #00b3f4
  5. #41cdff

Shades

#007ba7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #007ba7
  2. #006f96
  3. #006286
  4. #005675
  5. #004a64
  6. #003e54
  7. #003143
  8. #002532
  9. #001921
  10. #000c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#007ba7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #007ba7
  2. #1a88b0
  3. #3395b9
  4. #4da3c1
  5. #66b0ca
  6. #80bdd3
  7. #99cadc
  8. #b3d7e5
  9. #cce5ed
  10. #e6f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#007ba7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #007ba7
  2. #0d7ca3
  3. #1a7c9f
  4. #267d9b
  5. #337d97
  6. #407e94
  7. #4d7e90
  8. #5a7f8c
  9. #667f88
  10. #738084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a768b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657aa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516da6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00878a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f7aa8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f73a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008296 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-007ba7 {
  color: #007ba7;
}
Background
.bg-007ba7 {
  background-color: #007ba7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-007ba7 {
  border: 2px solid #007ba7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #007ba7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 123 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-007ba7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #007ba7, #0028a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-007ba7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 123 167 / 0.35);
}

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Cerulean
#007ba7  rgb(0, 123, 167)  hsl(196, 100%, 33%)  Cerulean
#a72c00  rgb(167, 44, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
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