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#0484BA

#0484ba ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0484ba is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 51.76% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.85% cyan, 29.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 197.8°, 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2007

Complementary

  1. #0484ba
  2. #ba3a04

Split complementary

  1. #0484ba
  2. #ba0429
  3. #ba9504

Analogous

  1. #04ba95
  2. #0484ba
  3. #0429ba

Triadic

  1. #0484ba
  2. #ba0484
  3. #84ba04

Tetradic

  1. #0484ba
  2. #3a04ba
  3. #ba3a04
  4. #84ba04

Square

  1. #0484ba
  2. #9504ba
  3. #ba3a04
  4. #29ba04

Monochromatic

  1. #011a24
  2. #024f6f
  3. #0484ba
  4. #11b5fa
  5. #5bccfb

Shades

#0484ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0484ba
  2. #0477a7
  3. #036a95
  4. #035c82
  5. #024f70
  6. #02425d
  7. #02354a
  8. #012838
  9. #011a25
  10. #000d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0484ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0484ba
  2. #1d90c1
  3. #369dc8
  4. #4fa9cf
  5. #68b5d6
  6. #82c2dd
  7. #9bcee3
  8. #b4daea
  9. #cde6f1
  10. #e6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0484ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0484ba
  2. #1084b4
  3. #1d83ae
  4. #2983a9
  5. #3682a3
  6. #42829d
  7. #4e8297
  8. #5b8191
  9. #67818c
  10. #748086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627f99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6984bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5375b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009297 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5384bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #417bb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008da6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0484ba {
  color: #0484ba;
}
Background
.bg-0484ba {
  background-color: #0484ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0484ba {
  border: 2px solid #0484ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0484ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 132 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 96% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0484ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0484ba, #0429ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0484ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 132 186 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.28 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.89 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.61 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.99 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.63 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.17 #fb7b45 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0484ba  rgb(4, 132, 186)  hsl(198, 96%, 37%)  Cerulean
#ba3a04  rgb(186, 58, 4)  hsl(18, 96%, 37%)  Rust
#ba0484  rgb(186, 4, 132)  hsl(318, 96%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#84ba04  rgb(132, 186, 4)  hsl(78, 96%, 37%)  Apple Green