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#047FB5

#047fb5 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#047fb5 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 49.8% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.79% cyan, 29.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 198.31°, with 95.68% saturation and 36.27% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.1854

Complementary

  1. #047fb5
  2. #b53a04

Split complementary

  1. #047fb5
  2. #b50426
  3. #b59204

Analogous

  1. #04b592
  2. #047fb5
  3. #0426b5

Triadic

  1. #047fb5
  2. #b5047f
  3. #7fb504

Tetradic

  1. #047fb5
  2. #3a04b5
  3. #b53a04
  4. #7fb504

Square

  1. #047fb5
  2. #9204b5
  3. #b53a04
  4. #26b504

Monochromatic

  1. #01161f
  2. #024a6a
  3. #047fb5
  4. #0cb1fa
  5. #57c9fb

Shades

#047fb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #047fb5
  2. #0472a3
  3. #036691
  4. #03597f
  5. #024c6d
  6. #02405b
  7. #023348
  8. #012636
  9. #011924
  10. #000d12
  11. #000000

Tints

#047fb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #047fb5
  2. #1d8cbc
  3. #3699c4
  4. #4fa5cb
  5. #68b2d3
  6. #82bfda
  7. #9bcce1
  8. #b4d9e9
  9. #cde5f0
  10. #e6f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#047fb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #047fb5
  2. #107fb0
  3. #1d7faa
  4. #297fa5
  5. #367fa0
  6. #42809b
  7. #4e8095
  8. #5b8090
  9. #67808b
  10. #748085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e7a94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657fb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f71b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f7fb6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d77b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0088a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-047fb5 {
  color: #047fb5;
}
Background
.bg-047fb5 {
  background-color: #047fb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-047fb5 {
  border: 2px solid #047fb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #047fb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 127 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-047fb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #047fb5, #0426b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-047fb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 127 181 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.16 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.86 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.03 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.87 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.11 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.43 #fb804a Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#047fb5  rgb(4, 127, 181)  hsl(198, 96%, 36%)  Cerulean
#b53a04  rgb(181, 58, 4)  hsl(18, 96%, 36%)  Rust
#b5047f  rgb(181, 4, 127)  hsl(318, 96%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fb504  rgb(127, 181, 4)  hsl(78, 96%, 36%)  Apple Green