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#047BB5

#047bb5 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#047bb5 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 48.24% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.79% cyan, 32.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 199.66°, with 95.68% saturation and 36.27% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1753

Complementary

  1. #047bb5
  2. #b53e04

Split complementary

  1. #047bb5
  2. #b50422
  3. #b59604

Analogous

  1. #04b596
  2. #047bb5
  3. #0422b5

Triadic

  1. #047bb5
  2. #b5047b
  3. #7bb504

Tetradic

  1. #047bb5
  2. #3e04b5
  3. #b53e04
  4. #7bb504

Square

  1. #047bb5
  2. #9604b5
  3. #b53e04
  4. #22b504

Monochromatic

  1. #01151f
  2. #02486a
  3. #047bb5
  4. #0cacfa
  5. #57c5fb

Shades

#047bb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #047bb5
  2. #046fa3
  3. #036291
  4. #03567f
  5. #024a6d
  6. #023e5b
  7. #023148
  8. #012536
  9. #011924
  10. #000c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#047bb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #047bb5
  2. #1d88bc
  3. #3695c4
  4. #4fa3cb
  5. #68b0d3
  6. #82bdda
  7. #9bcae1
  8. #b4d7e9
  9. #cde5f0
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#047bb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #047bb5
  2. #107cb0
  3. #1d7caa
  4. #297da5
  5. #367da0
  6. #427e9b
  7. #4e7e95
  8. #5b7f90
  9. #677f8b
  10. #748085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7793 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f7cb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #486eb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a7cb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3873b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-047bb5 {
  color: #047bb5;
}
Background
.bg-047bb5 {
  background-color: #047bb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-047bb5 {
  border: 2px solid #047bb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #047bb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 123 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-047bb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #047bb5, #0422b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-047bb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 123 181 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.87 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.48 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.24 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.40 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.57 #fb844a Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#047bb5  rgb(4, 123, 181)  hsl(200, 96%, 36%)  Cerulean
#b53e04  rgb(181, 62, 4)  hsl(20, 96%, 36%)  Rust
#b5047b  rgb(181, 4, 123)  hsl(320, 96%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bb504  rgb(123, 181, 4)  hsl(80, 96%, 36%)  Apple Green