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#007FAE

#007fae ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#007fae is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 49.8% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 27.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 196.21°, with 100% saturation and 34.12% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1823

Complementary

  1. #007fae
  2. #ae2f00

Split complementary

  1. #007fae
  2. #ae0028
  3. #ae8600

Analogous

  1. #00ae86
  2. #007fae
  3. #0028ae

Triadic

  1. #007fae
  2. #ae007f
  3. #7fae00

Tetradic

  1. #007fae
  2. #2f00ae
  3. #ae2f00
  4. #7fae00

Square

  1. #007fae
  2. #8600ae
  3. #ae2f00
  4. #28ae00

Monochromatic

  1. #000f15
  2. #004762
  3. #007fae
  4. #00b7fb
  5. #48ceff

Shades

#007fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #007fae
  2. #00729d
  3. #00668b
  4. #00597a
  5. #004c68
  6. #004057
  7. #003346
  8. #002634
  9. #001923
  10. #000d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#007fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #007fae
  2. #1a8cb6
  3. #3399be
  4. #4da5c6
  5. #66b2ce
  6. #80bfd7
  7. #99ccdf
  8. #b3d9e7
  9. #cce5ef
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#007fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #007fae
  2. #0d7fa9
  3. #1a7fa5
  4. #267fa0
  5. #337f9c
  6. #408097
  7. #4d8092
  8. #5a808e
  9. #668089
  10. #738085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7a90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #677eb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5370ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #517eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4076ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00879c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-007fae {
  color: #007fae;
}
Background
.bg-007fae {
  background-color: #007fae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-007fae {
  border: 2px solid #007fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #007fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 127 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-007fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #007fae, #0028ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-007fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 127 174 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.07 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.78 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.10 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.12 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.62 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.84 #ff8051 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#007fae  rgb(0, 127, 174)  hsl(196, 100%, 34%)  Cerulean
#ae2f00  rgb(174, 47, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 34%)  Rust
#ae007f  rgb(174, 0, 127)  hsl(316, 100%, 34%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fae00  rgb(127, 174, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green