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#008CBF

#008cbf ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#008cbf is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 54.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 26.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 196.02°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 6.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2252

Complementary

  1. #008cbf
  2. #bf3300

Split complementary

  1. #008cbf
  2. #bf002d
  3. #bf9200

Analogous

  1. #00bf92
  2. #008cbf
  3. #002dbf

Triadic

  1. #008cbf
  2. #bf008c
  3. #8cbf00

Tetradic

  1. #008cbf
  2. #3300bf
  3. #bf3300
  4. #8cbf00

Square

  1. #008cbf
  2. #9200bf
  3. #bf3300
  4. #2dbf00

Monochromatic

  1. #001c26
  2. #005472
  3. #008cbf
  4. #0cbeff
  5. #59d3ff

Shades

#008cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #008cbf
  2. #007eac
  3. #007099
  4. #006286
  5. #005473
  6. #004660
  7. #00384c
  8. #002a39
  9. #001c26
  10. #000e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#008cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #008cbf
  2. #1a98c5
  3. #33a3cc
  4. #4dafd2
  5. #66bad9
  6. #80c6df
  7. #99d1e5
  8. #b3ddec
  9. #cce8f2
  10. #e6f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#008cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #008cbf
  2. #0d8bb9
  3. #1a8ab2
  4. #2688ac
  5. #3387a6
  6. #4086a0
  7. #4d8599
  8. #5a8493
  9. #66828d
  10. #738186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67869e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728bc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7cbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a8bc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4883bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0094ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-008cbf {
  color: #008cbf;
}
Background
.bg-008cbf {
  background-color: #008cbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-008cbf {
  border: 2px solid #008cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #008cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 140 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-008cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #008cbf, #002dbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-008cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 140 191 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.48 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.59 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.66 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.94 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.39 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.78 #ff7340 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#008cbf  rgb(0, 140, 191)  hsl(196, 100%, 37%)  Cerulean
#bf3300  rgb(191, 51, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 37%)  Rust
#bf008c  rgb(191, 0, 140)  hsl(316, 100%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#8cbf00  rgb(140, 191, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green