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#007BB6

#007bb6 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#007bb6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 32.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 199.45°, with 100% saturation and 35.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1754

Complementary

  1. #007bb6
  2. #b63b00

Split complementary

  1. #007bb6
  2. #b60020
  3. #b69600

Analogous

  1. #00b696
  2. #007bb6
  3. #0020b6

Triadic

  1. #007bb6
  2. #b6007b
  3. #7bb600

Tetradic

  1. #007bb6
  2. #3b00b6
  3. #b63b00
  4. #7bb600

Square

  1. #007bb6
  2. #9600b6
  3. #b63b00
  4. #20b600

Monochromatic

  1. #00141d
  2. #00476a
  3. #007bb6
  4. #04adff
  5. #50c6ff

Shades

#007bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #007bb6
  2. #006fa4
  3. #006292
  4. #00567f
  5. #004a6d
  6. #003e5b
  7. #003149
  8. #002537
  9. #001924
  10. #000c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#007bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #007bb6
  2. #1a88bd
  3. #3395c5
  4. #4da3cc
  5. #66b0d3
  6. #80bddb
  7. #99cae2
  8. #b3d7e9
  9. #cce5f0
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#007bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #007bb6
  2. #0d7cb1
  3. #1a7cab
  4. #267da6
  5. #337da0
  6. #407e9b
  7. #4d7e96
  8. #5a7f90
  9. #667f8b
  10. #738085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7793 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e7cb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #476eb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a7cb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3773b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-007bb6 {
  color: #007bb6;
}
Background
.bg-007bb6 {
  background-color: #007bb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-007bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #007bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #007bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 123 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-007bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #007bb6, #0020b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-007bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 123 182 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.41 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.16 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.48 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.56 #ff8449 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#007bb6  rgb(0, 123, 182)  hsl(199, 100%, 36%)  Cerulean
#b63b00  rgb(182, 59, 0)  hsl(19, 100%, 36%)  Rust
#b6007b  rgb(182, 0, 123)  hsl(319, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bb600  rgb(123, 182, 0)  hsl(79, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green