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#077AAA

#077aaa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#077aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 47.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.88% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 197.67°, with 92.09% saturation and 34.71% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.43.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1687

Complementary

  1. #077aaa
  2. #aa3707

Split complementary

  1. #077aaa
  2. #aa0729
  3. #aa8907

Analogous

  1. #07aa89
  2. #077aaa
  3. #0729aa

Triadic

  1. #077aaa
  2. #aa077a
  3. #7aaa07

Tetradic

  1. #077aaa
  2. #3707aa
  3. #aa3707
  4. #7aaa07

Square

  1. #077aaa
  2. #8907aa
  3. #aa3707
  4. #29aa07

Monochromatic

  1. #011117
  2. #044561
  3. #077aaa
  4. #0aaff3
  5. #52c7f8

Shades

#077aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #077aaa
  2. #066e99
  3. #066288
  4. #055577
  5. #044966
  6. #043d55
  7. #033144
  8. #022533
  9. #011822
  10. #010c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#077aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #077aaa
  2. #2087b3
  3. #3995bb
  4. #51a2c4
  5. #6aafcc
  6. #83bdd5
  7. #9ccadd
  8. #b5d7e6
  9. #cde4ee
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#077aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #077aaa
  2. #137ba6
  3. #1f7ba2
  4. #2b7c9d
  5. #377c99
  6. #447d95
  7. #507e91
  8. #5c7e8d
  9. #687f88
  10. #747f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a758c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #627aac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e6ca9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d7aab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d72aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-077aaa {
  color: #077aaa;
}
Background
.bg-077aaa {
  background-color: #077aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-077aaa {
  border: 2px solid #077aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #077aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 122 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 92% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-077aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #077aaa, #0729aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-077aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 122 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.43 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.14 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.24 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.27 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.07 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.21 #f88555 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#077aaa  rgb(7, 122, 170)  hsl(198, 92%, 35%)  Cerulean
#aa3707  rgb(170, 55, 7)  hsl(18, 92%, 35%)  Rust
#aa077a  rgb(170, 7, 122)  hsl(318, 92%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#7aaa07  rgb(122, 170, 7)  hsl(78, 92%, 35%)  Apple Green