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#0482BA

#0482ba ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0482ba is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 50.98% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.85% cyan, 30.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 95.79% saturation and 37.25% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.1954

Complementary

  1. #0482ba
  2. #ba3c04

Split complementary

  1. #0482ba
  2. #ba0427
  3. #ba9704

Analogous

  1. #04ba97
  2. #0482ba
  3. #0427ba

Triadic

  1. #0482ba
  2. #ba0482
  3. #82ba04

Tetradic

  1. #0482ba
  2. #3c04ba
  3. #ba3c04
  4. #82ba04

Square

  1. #0482ba
  2. #9704ba
  3. #ba3c04
  4. #27ba04

Monochromatic

  1. #011924
  2. #024e6f
  3. #0482ba
  4. #11b2fa
  5. #5bcafb

Shades

#0482ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0482ba
  2. #0475a7
  3. #036895
  4. #035b82
  5. #024e70
  6. #02415d
  7. #02344a
  8. #012738
  9. #011a25
  10. #000d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0482ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0482ba
  2. #1d8fc1
  3. #369bc8
  4. #4fa8cf
  5. #68b4d6
  6. #82c1dd
  7. #9bcde3
  8. #b4daea
  9. #cde6f1
  10. #e6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0482ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0482ba
  2. #1082b4
  3. #1d82ae
  4. #2981a9
  5. #3681a3
  6. #42819d
  7. #4e8197
  8. #5b8191
  9. #67808c
  10. #748086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607d98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6782bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5074b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5082bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e7ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0482ba {
  color: #0482ba;
}
Background
.bg-0482ba {
  background-color: #0482ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0482ba {
  border: 2px solid #0482ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0482ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 130 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 96% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0482ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0482ba, #0427ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0482ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 130 186 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.14 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.55 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.97 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.05 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.27 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.44 #fb7d45 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0482ba  rgb(4, 130, 186)  hsl(198, 96%, 37%)  Cerulean
#ba3c04  rgb(186, 60, 4)  hsl(18, 96%, 37%)  Rust
#ba0482  rgb(186, 4, 130)  hsl(318, 96%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#82ba04  rgb(130, 186, 4)  hsl(78, 96%, 37%)  Apple Green