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#027FAA

#027faa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#027faa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 49.8% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.82% cyan, 25.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 195.36°, with 97.67% saturation and 33.73% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #027faa
  2. #aa2d02

Split complementary

  1. #027faa
  2. #aa022b
  3. #aa8102

Analogous

  1. #02aa81
  2. #027faa
  3. #022baa

Triadic

  1. #027faa
  2. #aa027f
  3. #7faa02

Tetradic

  1. #027faa
  2. #2d02aa
  3. #aa2d02
  4. #7faa02

Square

  1. #027faa
  2. #8102aa
  3. #aa2d02
  4. #2baa02

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #01475e
  3. #027faa
  4. #03b7f6
  5. #48cffd

Shades

#027faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #027faa
  2. #027299
  3. #026688
  4. #015977
  5. #014c66
  6. #014055
  7. #013344
  8. #012633
  9. #001922
  10. #000d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#027faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #027faa
  2. #1b8cb3
  3. #3599bb
  4. #4ea5c4
  5. #67b2cc
  6. #81bfd5
  7. #9accdd
  8. #b3d9e6
  9. #cce5ee
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#027faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #027faa
  2. #0f7fa6
  3. #1b7fa2
  4. #287f9d
  5. #347f99
  6. #418095
  7. #4e8091
  8. #5a808d
  9. #678088
  10. #738084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #697dac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5570a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #527eab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4276aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00869a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-027faa {
  color: #027faa;
}
Background
.bg-027faa {
  background-color: #027faa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-027faa {
  border: 2px solid #027faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #027faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 127 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 98% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-027faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #027faa, #022baa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-027faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 127 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.56 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.83 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.86 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.12 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.18 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.74 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.77 #fd8055 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#027faa  rgb(2, 127, 170)  hsl(195, 98%, 34%)  Cerulean
#aa2d02  rgb(170, 45, 2)  hsl(15, 98%, 34%)  Rufous
#aa027f  rgb(170, 2, 127)  hsl(315, 98%, 34%)  Medium Violet Red
#7faa02  rgb(127, 170, 2)  hsl(75, 98%, 34%)  Apple Green