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#047AAB

#047aab ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#047aab is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 47.84% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.66% cyan, 28.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 197.6°, with 95.43% saturation and 34.31% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.64.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1689

Complementary

  1. #047aab
  2. #ab3504

Split complementary

  1. #047aab
  2. #ab0427
  3. #ab8804

Analogous

  1. #04ab88
  2. #047aab
  3. #0427ab

Triadic

  1. #047aab
  2. #ab047a
  3. #7aab04

Tetradic

  1. #047aab
  2. #3504ab
  3. #ab3504
  4. #7aab04

Square

  1. #047aab
  2. #8804ab
  3. #ab3504
  4. #27ab04

Monochromatic

  1. #010f15
  2. #024560
  3. #047aab
  4. #06aff6
  5. #4dc8fb

Shades

#047aab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #047aab
  2. #046e9a
  3. #036289
  4. #035578
  5. #024967
  6. #023d56
  7. #023144
  8. #012533
  9. #011822
  10. #000c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#047aab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #047aab
  2. #1d87b3
  3. #3695bc
  4. #4fa2c4
  5. #68afcd
  6. #82bdd5
  7. #9bcadd
  8. #b4d7e6
  9. #cde4ee
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#047aab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #047aab
  2. #107ba7
  3. #1d7ba2
  4. #297c9e
  5. #367c9a
  6. #427d96
  7. #4e7e91
  8. #5b7e8d
  9. #677f89
  10. #747f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a758c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #627aad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d6caa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00878b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d7aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c72ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008299 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-047aab {
  color: #047aab;
}
Background
.bg-047aab {
  background-color: #047aab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-047aab {
  border: 2px solid #047aab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #047aab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 122 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-047aab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #047aab, #0427ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-047aab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 122 171 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.64 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.16 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.31 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.94 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.04 #fb8554 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#047aab  rgb(4, 122, 171)  hsl(198, 95%, 34%)  Cerulean
#ab3504  rgb(171, 53, 4)  hsl(18, 95%, 34%)  Rust
#ab047a  rgb(171, 4, 122)  hsl(318, 95%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#7aab04  rgb(122, 171, 4)  hsl(78, 95%, 34%)  Apple Green