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#047CB4

#047cb4 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#047cb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.78% cyan, 31.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 199.09°, with 95.65% saturation and 36.08% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.1774

Complementary

  1. #047cb4
  2. #b43c04

Split complementary

  1. #047cb4
  2. #b40424
  3. #b49404

Analogous

  1. #04b494
  2. #047cb4
  3. #0424b4

Triadic

  1. #047cb4
  2. #b4047c
  3. #7cb404

Tetradic

  1. #047cb4
  2. #3c04b4
  3. #b43c04
  4. #7cb404

Square

  1. #047cb4
  2. #9404b4
  3. #b43c04
  4. #24b404

Monochromatic

  1. #01151e
  2. #024869
  3. #047cb4
  4. #0baefa
  5. #56c7fb

Shades

#047cb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #047cb4
  2. #0470a2
  3. #036390
  4. #03577e
  5. #024a6c
  6. #023e5a
  7. #023248
  8. #012536
  9. #011924
  10. #000c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#047cb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #047cb4
  2. #1d89bc
  3. #3696c3
  4. #4fa3cb
  5. #68b0d2
  6. #82beda
  7. #9bcbe1
  8. #b4d8e9
  9. #cde5f0
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#047cb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #047cb4
  2. #107caf
  3. #1d7daa
  4. #297da4
  5. #367e9f
  6. #427e9a
  7. #4e7e95
  8. #5b7f90
  9. #677f8a
  10. #748085
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c7892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #617db6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b6fb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c7cb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a74b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-047cb4 {
  color: #047cb4;
}
Background
.bg-047cb4 {
  background-color: #047cb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-047cb4 {
  border: 2px solid #047cb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #047cb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 124 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-047cb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #047cb4, #0424b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-047cb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 124 180 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.39 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.95 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.54 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.82 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.54 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.03 #fb834b Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#047cb4  rgb(4, 124, 180)  hsl(199, 96%, 36%)  Cerulean
#b43c04  rgb(180, 60, 4)  hsl(19, 96%, 36%)  Rust
#b4047c  rgb(180, 4, 124)  hsl(319, 96%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cb404  rgb(124, 180, 4)  hsl(79, 96%, 36%)  Apple Green