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#008ABA

#008aba ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#008aba is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 54.12% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 25.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 195.48°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 5.62.

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Relative luminance0.2172

Complementary

  1. #008aba
  2. #ba3000

Split complementary

  1. #008aba
  2. #ba002d
  3. #ba8d00

Analogous

  1. #00ba8d
  2. #008aba
  3. #002dba

Triadic

  1. #008aba
  2. #ba008a
  3. #8aba00

Tetradic

  1. #008aba
  2. #3000ba
  3. #ba3000
  4. #8aba00

Square

  1. #008aba
  2. #8d00ba
  3. #ba3000
  4. #2dba00

Monochromatic

  1. #001821
  2. #00516d
  3. #008aba
  4. #07bfff
  5. #54d3ff

Shades

#008aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #008aba
  2. #007ca7
  3. #006e95
  4. #006182
  5. #005370
  6. #00455d
  7. #00374a
  8. #002938
  9. #001c25
  10. #000e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#008aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #008aba
  2. #1a96c1
  3. #33a1c8
  4. #4dadcf
  5. #66b9d6
  6. #80c5dd
  7. #99d0e3
  8. #b3dcea
  9. #cce8f1
  10. #e6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#008aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #008aba
  2. #0d89b4
  3. #1a88ae
  4. #2687a9
  5. #3386a3
  6. #40859d
  7. #4d8497
  8. #5a8391
  9. #66828c
  10. #738186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65849b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7289bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7ab9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00979a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5989bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4881ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0092a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-008aba {
  color: #008aba;
}
Background
.bg-008aba {
  background-color: #008aba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-008aba {
  border: 2px solid #008aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #008aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 138 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-008aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #008aba, #002dba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-008aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 138 186 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.62 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.34 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.64 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.89 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.92 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.98 #ff7545 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#008aba  rgb(0, 138, 186)  hsl(195, 100%, 36%)  Cerulean
#ba3000  rgb(186, 48, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 36%)  Rust
#ba008a  rgb(186, 0, 138)  hsl(315, 100%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#8aba00  rgb(138, 186, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 36%)  Apple Green