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#047CA5

#047ca5 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#047ca5 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 48.63% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.58% cyan, 24.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 195.28°, with 95.27% saturation and 33.14% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 0.99.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1716

Complementary

  1. #047ca5
  2. #a52d04

Split complementary

  1. #047ca5
  2. #a5042c
  3. #a57e04

Analogous

  1. #04a57e
  2. #047ca5
  3. #042ca5

Triadic

  1. #047ca5
  2. #a5047c
  3. #7ca504

Tetradic

  1. #047ca5
  2. #2d04a5
  3. #a52d04
  4. #7ca504

Square

  1. #047ca5
  2. #7e04a5
  3. #a52d04
  4. #2ca504

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #02445a
  3. #047ca5
  4. #06b4f0
  5. #47cdfb

Shades

#047ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #047ca5
  2. #047095
  3. #036384
  4. #035774
  5. #024a63
  6. #023e53
  7. #023242
  8. #012532
  9. #011921
  10. #000c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#047ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #047ca5
  2. #1d89ae
  3. #3696b7
  4. #4fa3c0
  5. #68b0c9
  6. #82bed2
  7. #9bcbdb
  8. #b4d8e4
  9. #cde5ed
  10. #e6f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#047ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #047ca5
  2. #107ca1
  3. #1d7d9e
  4. #297d9a
  5. #367e96
  6. #427e93
  7. #4e7e8f
  8. #5b7f8b
  9. #677f87
  10. #748084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b778a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #677aa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #546da4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00878a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #517ba6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4173a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008395 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-047ca5 {
  color: #047ca5;
}
Background
.bg-047ca5 {
  background-color: #047ca5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-047ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #047ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #047ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 124 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 95% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-047ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #047ca5, #042ca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-047ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 124 165 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 0.99 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.00 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.44 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.58 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.88 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.62 #fb835a Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#047ca5  rgb(4, 124, 165)  hsl(195, 95%, 33%)  Cerulean
#a52d04  rgb(165, 45, 4)  hsl(15, 95%, 33%)  Rufous
#a5047c  rgb(165, 4, 124)  hsl(315, 95%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#7ca504  rgb(124, 165, 4)  hsl(75, 95%, 33%)  Apple Green