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#007EAA

#007eaa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#007eaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 49.41% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 195.53°, with 100% saturation and 33.33% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.1782

Complementary

  1. #007eaa
  2. #aa2c00

Split complementary

  1. #007eaa
  2. #aa0029
  3. #aa8100

Analogous

  1. #00aa81
  2. #007eaa
  3. #0029aa

Triadic

  1. #007eaa
  2. #aa007e
  3. #7eaa00

Tetradic

  1. #007eaa
  2. #2c00aa
  3. #aa2c00
  4. #7eaa00

Square

  1. #007eaa
  2. #8100aa
  3. #aa2c00
  4. #29aa00

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #00455d
  3. #007eaa
  4. #00b7f6
  5. #44cfff

Shades

#007eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #007eaa
  2. #007199
  3. #006588
  4. #005877
  5. #004c66
  6. #003f55
  7. #003244
  8. #002633
  9. #001922
  10. #000d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#007eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #007eaa
  2. #1a8bb3
  3. #3398bb
  4. #4da5c4
  5. #66b2cc
  6. #80bfd5
  7. #99cbdd
  8. #b3d8e6
  9. #cce5ee
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#007eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #007eaa
  2. #0d7ea6
  3. #1a7ea2
  4. #267f9d
  5. #337f99
  6. #407f95
  7. #4d7f91
  8. #5a7f8d
  9. #668088
  10. #738084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c798d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #687dac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #546fa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #517dab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4175aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-007eaa {
  color: #007eaa;
}
Background
.bg-007eaa {
  background-color: #007eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-007eaa {
  border: 2px solid #007eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #007eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 126 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-007eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #007eaa, #0029aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-007eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 126 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.13 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.72 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.72 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.97 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.27 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.25 #ff8155 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#007eaa  rgb(0, 126, 170)  hsl(196, 100%, 33%)  Cerulean
#aa2c00  rgb(170, 44, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 33%)  Rufous
#aa007e  rgb(170, 0, 126)  hsl(316, 100%, 33%)  Medium Violet Red
#7eaa00  rgb(126, 170, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 33%)  Apple Green