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#017AAA

#017aaa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#017aaa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.41% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 197.04°, with 98.83% saturation and 33.53% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1683

Complementary

  1. #017aaa
  2. #aa3101

Split complementary

  1. #017aaa
  2. #aa0126
  3. #aa8501

Analogous

  1. #01aa85
  2. #017aaa
  3. #0126aa

Triadic

  1. #017aaa
  2. #aa017a
  3. #7aaa01

Tetradic

  1. #017aaa
  2. #3101aa
  3. #aa3101
  4. #7aaa01

Square

  1. #017aaa
  2. #8501aa
  3. #aa3101
  4. #26aa01

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #01435e
  3. #017aaa
  4. #01b1f6
  5. #46cafe

Shades

#017aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #017aaa
  2. #016e99
  3. #016288
  4. #015577
  5. #014966
  6. #013d55
  7. #003144
  8. #002533
  9. #001822
  10. #000c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#017aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #017aaa
  2. #1a87b3
  3. #3495bb
  4. #4da2c4
  5. #67afcc
  6. #80bdd5
  7. #99cadd
  8. #b3d7e6
  9. #cce4ee
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#017aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #017aaa
  2. #0e7ba6
  3. #1a7ba2
  4. #277c9d
  5. #347c99
  6. #417d95
  7. #4d7e91
  8. #5a7e8d
  9. #677f88
  10. #737f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a758c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #627aac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e6ca9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00878b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d7aab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c72aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-017aaa {
  color: #017aaa;
}
Background
.bg-017aaa {
  background-color: #017aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-017aaa {
  border: 2px solid #017aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #017aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 122 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-017aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #017aaa, #0126aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-017aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 122 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.31 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.25 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.40 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.26 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.39 #fe8555 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#017aaa  rgb(1, 122, 170)  hsl(197, 99%, 34%)  Cerulean
#aa3101  rgb(170, 49, 1)  hsl(17, 99%, 34%)  Rust
#aa017a  rgb(170, 1, 122)  hsl(317, 99%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#7aaa01  rgb(122, 170, 1)  hsl(77, 99%, 34%)  Apple Green