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#0186BD

#0186bd ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0186bd is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 52.55% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.47% cyan, 29.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 197.55°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2073

Complementary

  1. #0186bd
  2. #bd3801

Split complementary

  1. #0186bd
  2. #bd0128
  3. #bd9601

Analogous

  1. #01bd96
  2. #0186bd
  3. #0128bd

Triadic

  1. #0186bd
  2. #bd0186
  3. #86bd01

Tetradic

  1. #0186bd
  2. #3801bd
  3. #bd3801
  4. #86bd01

Square

  1. #0186bd
  2. #9601bd
  3. #bd3801
  4. #28bd01

Monochromatic

  1. #001a25
  2. #015071
  3. #0186bd
  4. #0db7fe
  5. #59cefe

Shades

#0186bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0186bd
  2. #0179aa
  3. #016b97
  4. #015e84
  5. #015071
  6. #01435f
  7. #00364c
  8. #002839
  9. #001b26
  10. #000d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0186bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0186bd
  2. #1a92c4
  3. #349eca
  4. #4daad1
  5. #67b6d7
  6. #80c3de
  7. #99cfe5
  8. #b3dbeb
  9. #cce7f2
  10. #e6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0186bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0186bd
  2. #0e85b7
  3. #1a85b1
  4. #2784ab
  5. #3484a5
  6. #41839f
  7. #4d8298
  8. #5a8292
  9. #67818c
  10. #738186
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #63819b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b86bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5477bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5486be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #427dbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0186bd {
  color: #0186bd;
}
Background
.bg-0186bd {
  background-color: #0186bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0186bd {
  border: 2px solid #0186bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0186bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 134 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0186bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0186bd, #0128bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0186bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 134 189 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.05 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.21 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.85 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.31 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.59 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.90 #fe7942 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0186bd  rgb(1, 134, 189)  hsl(198, 99%, 37%)  Cerulean
#bd3801  rgb(189, 56, 1)  hsl(18, 99%, 37%)  Rust
#bd0186  rgb(189, 1, 134)  hsl(318, 99%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#86bd01  rgb(134, 189, 1)  hsl(78, 99%, 37%)  Apple Green