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#007DAD

#007dad ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#007dad is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 49.02% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 27.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 196.65°, with 100% saturation and 33.92% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.36.

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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #007dad
  2. #ad3000

Split complementary

  1. #007dad
  2. #ad0026
  3. #ad8700

Analogous

  1. #00ad87
  2. #007dad
  3. #0026ad

Triadic

  1. #007dad
  2. #ad007d
  3. #7dad00

Tetradic

  1. #007dad
  2. #3000ad
  3. #ad3000
  4. #7dad00

Square

  1. #007dad
  2. #8700ad
  3. #ad3000
  4. #26ad00

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #004660
  3. #007dad
  4. #00b4f9
  5. #47ccff

Shades

#007dad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #007dad
  2. #00719c
  3. #00648a
  4. #005879
  5. #004b68
  6. #003f57
  7. #003245
  8. #002634
  9. #001923
  10. #000d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#007dad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #007dad
  2. #1a8ab5
  3. #3397bd
  4. #4da4c6
  5. #66b1ce
  6. #80bed6
  7. #99cbde
  8. #b3d8e6
  9. #cce5ef
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#007dad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #007dad
  2. #0d7da9
  3. #1a7ea4
  4. #267ea0
  5. #337e9b
  6. #407f97
  7. #4d7f92
  8. #5a7f8e
  9. #667f89
  10. #738085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c788f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657caf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #506fac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f7dae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e75ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00859b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-007dad {
  color: #007dad;
}
Background
.bg-007dad {
  background-color: #007dad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-007dad {
  border: 2px solid #007dad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #007dad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 125 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-007dad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #007dad, #0026ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-007dad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 125 173 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.36 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.03 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.30 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.53 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.88 #ff8252 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#007dad  rgb(0, 125, 173)  hsl(197, 100%, 34%)  Cerulean
#ad3000  rgb(173, 48, 0)  hsl(17, 100%, 34%)  Rust
#ad007d  rgb(173, 0, 125)  hsl(317, 100%, 34%)  Medium Violet Red
#7dad00  rgb(125, 173, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green