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#017AA9

#017aa9 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#017aa9 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 47.84% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.41% cyan, 27.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 196.79°, with 98.82% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.03.

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Relative luminance0.1679

Complementary

  1. #017aa9
  2. #a93001

Split complementary

  1. #017aa9
  2. #a90126
  3. #a98401

Analogous

  1. #01a984
  2. #017aa9
  3. #0126a9

Triadic

  1. #017aa9
  2. #a9017a
  3. #7aa901

Tetradic

  1. #017aa9
  2. #3001a9
  3. #a93001
  4. #7aa901

Square

  1. #017aa9
  2. #8401a9
  3. #a93001
  4. #26a901

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #01435d
  3. #017aa9
  4. #01b1f5
  5. #45cafe

Shades

#017aa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #017aa9
  2. #016e98
  3. #016287
  4. #015576
  5. #014965
  6. #013d55
  7. #003144
  8. #002533
  9. #001822
  10. #000c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#017aa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #017aa9
  2. #1a87b2
  3. #3495ba
  4. #4da2c3
  5. #67afcb
  6. #80bdd4
  7. #99cadd
  8. #b3d7e5
  9. #cce4ee
  10. #e6f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#017aa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #017aa9
  2. #0e7ba5
  3. #1a7ba1
  4. #277c9d
  5. #347c99
  6. #417d95
  7. #4d7e90
  8. #5a7e8c
  9. #677f88
  10. #737f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59758b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6379ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e6ca8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d7aaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d72a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-017aa9 {
  color: #017aa9;
}
Background
.bg-017aa9 {
  background-color: #017aa9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-017aa9 {
  border: 2px solid #017aa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #017aa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 122 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 99% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-017aa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #017aa9, #0126a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-017aa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 122 169 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.03 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.22 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.55 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.20 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.48 #fe8556 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#017aa9  rgb(1, 122, 169)  hsl(197, 99%, 33%)  Cerulean
#a93001  rgb(169, 48, 1)  hsl(17, 99%, 33%)  Rufous
#a9017a  rgb(169, 1, 122)  hsl(317, 99%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#7aa901  rgb(122, 169, 1)  hsl(77, 99%, 33%)  Apple Green