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#0876AA

#0876aa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0876aa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 46.27% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 199.26°, with 91.01% saturation and 34.9% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.1591

Complementary

  1. #0876aa
  2. #aa3c08

Split complementary

  1. #0876aa
  2. #aa0825
  3. #aa8d08

Analogous

  1. #08aa8d
  2. #0876aa
  3. #0825aa

Triadic

  1. #0876aa
  2. #aa0876
  3. #76aa08

Tetradic

  1. #0876aa
  2. #3c08aa
  3. #aa3c08
  4. #76aa08

Square

  1. #0876aa
  2. #8d08aa
  3. #aa3c08
  4. #25aa08

Monochromatic

  1. #011118
  2. #054361
  3. #0876aa
  4. #0ba9f3
  5. #54c3f7

Shades

#0876aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0876aa
  2. #076a99
  3. #065e88
  4. #065377
  5. #054766
  6. #043b55
  7. #032f44
  8. #022333
  9. #021822
  10. #010c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#0876aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0876aa
  2. #2184b3
  3. #3991bb
  4. #529fc4
  5. #6badcc
  6. #84bbd5
  7. #9cc8dd
  8. #b5d6e6
  9. #cee4ee
  10. #e6f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0876aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0876aa
  2. #1477a6
  3. #2078a2
  4. #2c799d
  5. #387a99
  6. #447b95
  7. #507c91
  8. #5c7d8d
  9. #687e88
  10. #747f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57728b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d76ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4869a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4976ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #386ea9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007e97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0876aa {
  color: #0876aa;
}
Background
.bg-0876aa {
  background-color: #0876aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0876aa {
  border: 2px solid #0876aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0876aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 118 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0876aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0876aa, #0825aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0876aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 118 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.24 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.35 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.17 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.06 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.50 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.39 #f78955 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0876aa  rgb(8, 118, 170)  hsl(199, 91%, 35%)  Cerulean
#aa3c08  rgb(170, 60, 8)  hsl(19, 91%, 35%)  Rust
#aa0876  rgb(170, 8, 118)  hsl(319, 91%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#76aa08  rgb(118, 170, 8)  hsl(79, 91%, 35%)  Apple Green