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#047FA6

#047fa6 ≈ Cerulean

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#047fa6 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 49.8% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.59% cyan, 23.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 194.44°, with 95.29% saturation and 33.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #047fa6
  2. #a62b04

Split complementary

  1. #047fa6
  2. #a6042e
  3. #a67c04

Analogous

  1. #04a67c
  2. #047fa6
  3. #042ea6

Triadic

  1. #047fa6
  2. #a6047f
  3. #7fa604

Tetradic

  1. #047fa6
  2. #2b04a6
  3. #a62b04
  4. #7fa604

Square

  1. #047fa6
  2. #7c04a6
  3. #a62b04
  4. #2ea604

Monochromatic

  1. #000f14
  2. #02465b
  3. #047fa6
  4. #06b8f1
  5. #48d0fb

Shades

#047fa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #047fa6
  2. #047295
  3. #036685
  4. #035974
  5. #024c64
  6. #024053
  7. #023342
  8. #012632
  9. #011921
  10. #000d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#047fa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #047fa6
  2. #1d8caf
  3. #3699b8
  4. #4fa5c1
  5. #68b2ca
  6. #82bfd3
  7. #9bccdb
  8. #b4d9e4
  9. #cde5ed
  10. #e6f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#047fa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #047fa6
  2. #107fa2
  3. #1d7f9e
  4. #297f9b
  5. #367f97
  6. #428093
  7. #4e808f
  8. #5b808b
  9. #678088
  10. #748084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c798c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a7da8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5770a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #547ea7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4476a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-047fa6 {
  color: #047fa6;
}
Background
.bg-047fa6 {
  background-color: #047fa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-047fa6 {
  border: 2px solid #047fa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #047fa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 127 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 95% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-047fa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #047fa6, #042ea6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-047fa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 127 166 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.26 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.72 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.28 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.34 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.37 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.84 #fb8059 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#047fa6  rgb(4, 127, 166)  hsl(194, 95%, 33%)  Cerulean
#a62b04  rgb(166, 43, 4)  hsl(14, 95%, 33%)  Rufous
#a6047f  rgb(166, 4, 127)  hsl(314, 95%, 33%)  Mardi Gras
#7fa604  rgb(127, 166, 4)  hsl(74, 95%, 33%)  Apple Green