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#05779B

#05779b ≈ Cerulean

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#05779b is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 46.67% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.77% cyan, 23.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 194.4°, with 93.75% saturation and 31.37% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.1559

Complementary

  1. #05779b
  2. #9b2905

Split complementary

  1. #05779b
  2. #9b052c
  3. #9b7405

Analogous

  1. #059b74
  2. #05779b
  3. #052c9b

Triadic

  1. #05779b
  2. #9b0577
  3. #779b05

Tetradic

  1. #05779b
  2. #29059b
  3. #9b2905
  4. #779b05

Square

  1. #05779b
  2. #74059b
  3. #9b2905
  4. #2c9b05

Monochromatic

  1. #010f14
  2. #033e51
  3. #05779b
  4. #07b0e5
  5. #40cdf9

Shades

#05779b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05779b
  2. #056b8c
  3. #045f7c
  4. #04536d
  5. #03475d
  6. #033c4e
  7. #02303e
  8. #02242f
  9. #01181f
  10. #010c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#05779b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05779b
  2. #1e85a5
  3. #3792af
  4. #50a0b9
  5. #69adc3
  6. #82bbcd
  7. #9bc9d7
  8. #b4d6e1
  9. #cde4eb
  10. #e6f1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05779b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05779b
  2. #117898
  3. #1e7996
  4. #2a7a93
  5. #367b90
  6. #437c8e
  7. #4f7c8b
  8. #5b7d88
  9. #677e85
  10. #747f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #567282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64759d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #52699b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008183 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e769c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #406f9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007d8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05779b {
  color: #05779b;
}
Background
.bg-05779b {
  background-color: #05779b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-05779b {
  border: 2px solid #05779b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05779b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 119 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 94% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05779b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05779b, #052c9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05779b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 119 155 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.82 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.34 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.82 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.23 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.42 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.60 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.76 #fa8864 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cerulean
#05779b  rgb(5, 119, 155)  hsl(194, 94%, 31%)  Cerulean
#9b2905  rgb(155, 41, 5)  hsl(14, 94%, 31%)  Rufous
#9b0577  rgb(155, 5, 119)  hsl(314, 94%, 31%)  Mardi Gras
#779b05  rgb(119, 155, 5)  hsl(74, 94%, 31%)  Olive Drab