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#0877AA

#0877aa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0877aa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 46.67% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 198.89°, 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1615

Complementary

  1. #0877aa
  2. #aa3b08

Split complementary

  1. #0877aa
  2. #aa0826
  3. #aa8c08

Analogous

  1. #08aa8c
  2. #0877aa
  3. #0826aa

Triadic

  1. #0877aa
  2. #aa0877
  3. #77aa08

Tetradic

  1. #0877aa
  2. #3b08aa
  3. #aa3b08
  4. #77aa08

Square

  1. #0877aa
  2. #8c08aa
  3. #aa3b08
  4. #26aa08

Monochromatic

  1. #011118
  2. #054461
  3. #0877aa
  4. #0baaf3
  5. #54c4f7

Shades

#0877aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0877aa
  2. #076b99
  3. #065f88
  4. #065377
  5. #054766
  6. #043c55
  7. #033044
  8. #022433
  9. #021822
  10. #010c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#0877aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0877aa
  2. #2185b3
  3. #3992bb
  4. #52a0c4
  5. #6badcc
  6. #84bbd5
  7. #9cc9dd
  8. #b5d6e6
  9. #cee4ee
  10. #e6f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0877aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0877aa
  2. #1478a6
  3. #2079a2
  4. #2c7a9d
  5. #387b99
  6. #447c95
  7. #507c91
  8. #5c7d8d
  9. #687e88
  10. #747f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58738b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e77ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a6aa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a77ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a6fa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007f97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0877aa {
  color: #0877aa;
}
Background
.bg-0877aa {
  background-color: #0877aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0877aa {
  border: 2px solid #0877aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0877aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 119 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0877aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0877aa, #0826aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0877aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 119 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.78 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.77 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.41 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.38 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.53 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.56 #f78855 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0877aa  rgb(8, 119, 170)  hsl(199, 91%, 35%)  Cerulean
#aa3b08  rgb(170, 59, 8)  hsl(19, 91%, 35%)  Rust
#aa0877  rgb(170, 8, 119)  hsl(319, 91%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#77aa08  rgb(119, 170, 8)  hsl(79, 91%, 35%)  Apple Green