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#008BBC

#008bbc ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#008bbc is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 54.51% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 26.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 195.64°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 6.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.221

Complementary

  1. #008bbc
  2. #bc3100

Split complementary

  1. #008bbc
  2. #bc002d
  3. #bc8f00

Analogous

  1. #00bc8f
  2. #008bbc
  3. #002dbc

Triadic

  1. #008bbc
  2. #bc008b
  3. #8bbc00

Tetradic

  1. #008bbc
  2. #3100bc
  3. #bc3100
  4. #8bbc00

Square

  1. #008bbc
  2. #8f00bc
  3. #bc3100
  4. #2dbc00

Monochromatic

  1. #001a23
  2. #00526f
  3. #008bbc
  4. #09bfff
  5. #56d3ff

Shades

#008bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #008bbc
  2. #007da9
  3. #006f96
  4. #006184
  5. #005371
  6. #00465e
  7. #00384b
  8. #002a38
  9. #001c26
  10. #000e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#008bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #008bbc
  2. #1a97c3
  3. #33a2c9
  4. #4daed0
  5. #66b9d7
  6. #80c5de
  7. #99d1e4
  8. #b3dceb
  9. #cce8f2
  10. #e6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#008bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #008bbc
  2. #0d8ab6
  3. #1a89b0
  4. #2688aa
  5. #3387a4
  6. #40869e
  7. #4d8498
  8. #5a8392
  9. #66828c
  10. #738186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #66859c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00989c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a8abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4882bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-008bbc {
  color: #008bbc;
}
Background
.bg-008bbc {
  background-color: #008bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-008bbc {
  border: 2px solid #008bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #008bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 139 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-008bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #008bbc, #002dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-008bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 139 188 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.02 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.36 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.67 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.89 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.87 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.72 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.93 #ff7443 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#008bbc  rgb(0, 139, 188)  hsl(196, 100%, 37%)  Cerulean
#bc3100  rgb(188, 49, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 37%)  Rust
#bc008b  rgb(188, 0, 139)  hsl(316, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bbc00  rgb(139, 188, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green