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#047EB4

#047eb4 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#047eb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.78% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 198.41°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.1824

Complementary

  1. #047eb4
  2. #b43a04

Split complementary

  1. #047eb4
  2. #b40426
  3. #b49204

Analogous

  1. #04b492
  2. #047eb4
  3. #0426b4

Triadic

  1. #047eb4
  2. #b4047e
  3. #7eb404

Tetradic

  1. #047eb4
  2. #3a04b4
  3. #b43a04
  4. #7eb404

Square

  1. #047eb4
  2. #9204b4
  3. #b43a04
  4. #26b404

Monochromatic

  1. #01151e
  2. #024a69
  3. #047eb4
  4. #0bb0fa
  5. #56c8fb

Shades

#047eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #047eb4
  2. #0471a2
  3. #036590
  4. #03587e
  5. #024c6c
  6. #023f5a
  7. #023248
  8. #012636
  9. #011924
  10. #000d12
  11. #000000

Tints

#047eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #047eb4
  2. #1d8bbc
  3. #3698c3
  4. #4fa5cb
  5. #68b2d2
  6. #82bfda
  7. #9bcbe1
  8. #b4d8e9
  9. #cde5f0
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#047eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #047eb4
  2. #107eaf
  3. #1d7eaa
  4. #297fa4
  5. #367f9f
  6. #427f9a
  7. #4e7f95
  8. #5b7f90
  9. #67808a
  10. #748085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #647eb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e70b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e7eb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d76b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-047eb4 {
  color: #047eb4;
}
Background
.bg-047eb4 {
  background-color: #047eb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-047eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #047eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #047eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 126 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-047eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #047eb4, #0426b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-047eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 126 180 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.03 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.94 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.97 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.64 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.07 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.31 #fb814b Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#047eb4  rgb(4, 126, 180)  hsl(198, 96%, 36%)  Cerulean
#b43a04  rgb(180, 58, 4)  hsl(18, 96%, 36%)  Rust
#b4047e  rgb(180, 4, 126)  hsl(318, 96%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#7eb404  rgb(126, 180, 4)  hsl(78, 96%, 36%)  Apple Green