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#047EA9

#047ea9 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#047ea9 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 49.41% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.63% cyan, 25.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 195.64°, with 95.38% saturation and 33.92% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1781

Complementary

  1. #047ea9
  2. #a92f04

Split complementary

  1. #047ea9
  2. #a9042b
  3. #a98204

Analogous

  1. #04a982
  2. #047ea9
  3. #042ba9

Triadic

  1. #047ea9
  2. #a9047e
  3. #7ea904

Tetradic

  1. #047ea9
  2. #2f04a9
  3. #a92f04
  4. #7ea904

Square

  1. #047ea9
  2. #8204a9
  3. #a92f04
  4. #2ba904

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #02465e
  3. #047ea9
  4. #06b6f4
  5. #4bcdfb

Shades

#047ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #047ea9
  2. #047198
  3. #036587
  4. #035876
  5. #024c65
  6. #023f55
  7. #023244
  8. #012633
  9. #011922
  10. #000d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#047ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #047ea9
  2. #1d8bb2
  3. #3698ba
  4. #4fa5c3
  5. #68b2cb
  6. #82bfd4
  7. #9bcbdd
  8. #b4d8e5
  9. #cde5ee
  10. #e6f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#047ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #047ea9
  2. #107ea5
  3. #1d7ea1
  4. #297f9d
  5. #367f99
  6. #427f95
  7. #4e7f90
  8. #5b7f8c
  9. #678088
  10. #748084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c798d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #687dab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #546fa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #527daa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4275a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-047ea9 {
  color: #047ea9;
}
Background
.bg-047ea9 {
  background-color: #047ea9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-047ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #047ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #047ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 126 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 95% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-047ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #047ea9, #042ba9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-047ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 126 169 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.18 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.83 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.74 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.74 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.34 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.45 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.14 #fb8156 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#047ea9  rgb(4, 126, 169)  hsl(196, 95%, 34%)  Cerulean
#a92f04  rgb(169, 47, 4)  hsl(16, 95%, 34%)  Rufous
#a9047e  rgb(169, 4, 126)  hsl(316, 95%, 34%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ea904  rgb(126, 169, 4)  hsl(76, 95%, 34%)  Apple Green