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#027EA7

#027ea7 ≈ Cerulean

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#027ea7 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 49.41% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.8% cyan, 24.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 194.91°, with 97.63% saturation and 33.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1772

Complementary

  1. #027ea7
  2. #a72b02

Split complementary

  1. #027ea7
  2. #a7022c
  3. #a77e02

Analogous

  1. #02a77e
  2. #027ea7
  3. #022ca7

Triadic

  1. #027ea7
  2. #a7027e
  3. #7ea702

Tetradic

  1. #027ea7
  2. #2b02a7
  3. #a72b02
  4. #7ea702

Square

  1. #027ea7
  2. #7e02a7
  3. #a72b02
  4. #2ca702

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #01455b
  3. #027ea7
  4. #03b7f3
  5. #45cffd

Shades

#027ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #027ea7
  2. #027196
  3. #026586
  4. #015875
  5. #014c64
  6. #013f54
  7. #013243
  8. #012632
  9. #001921
  10. #000d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#027ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #027ea7
  2. #1b8bb0
  3. #3598b9
  4. #4ea5c1
  5. #67b2ca
  6. #81bfd3
  7. #9acbdc
  8. #b3d8e5
  9. #cce5ed
  10. #e6f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#027ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #027ea7
  2. #0f7ea3
  3. #1b7e9f
  4. #287f9b
  5. #347f97
  6. #417f94
  7. #4e7f90
  8. #5a7f8c
  9. #678088
  10. #738084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c798c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #697ca9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556fa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #527da8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4275a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-027ea7 {
  color: #027ea7;
}
Background
.bg-027ea7 {
  background-color: #027ea7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-027ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #027ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #027ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 126 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 98% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-027ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #027ea7, #022ca7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-027ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 126 167 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.52 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.22 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.34 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.83 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.48 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.87 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.06 #fd8158 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#027ea7  rgb(2, 126, 167)  hsl(195, 98%, 33%)  Cerulean
#a72b02  rgb(167, 43, 2)  hsl(15, 98%, 33%)  Rufous
#a7027e  rgb(167, 2, 126)  hsl(315, 98%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#7ea702  rgb(126, 167, 2)  hsl(75, 98%, 33%)  Apple Green