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#0877AC

#0877ac ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0877ac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.35% cyan, 30.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 199.39°, with 91.11% saturation and 35.29% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.1622

Complementary

  1. #0877ac
  2. #ac3d08

Split complementary

  1. #0877ac
  2. #ac0825
  3. #ac8f08

Analogous

  1. #08ac8f
  2. #0877ac
  3. #0825ac

Triadic

  1. #0877ac
  2. #ac0877
  3. #77ac08

Tetradic

  1. #0877ac
  2. #3d08ac
  3. #ac3d08
  4. #77ac08

Square

  1. #0877ac
  2. #8f08ac
  3. #ac3d08
  4. #25ac08

Monochromatic

  1. #01121a
  2. #054463
  3. #0877ac
  4. #0da9f4
  5. #56c3f7

Shades

#0877ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0877ac
  2. #076b9b
  3. #065f8a
  4. #065378
  5. #054767
  6. #043c56
  7. #033045
  8. #022434
  9. #021822
  10. #010c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#0877ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0877ac
  2. #2185b4
  3. #3992bd
  4. #52a0c5
  5. #6badcd
  6. #84bbd6
  7. #9cc9de
  8. #b5d6e6
  9. #cee4ee
  10. #e6f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0877ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0877ac
  2. #1478a8
  3. #2079a3
  4. #2c7a9f
  5. #387b9a
  6. #447c96
  7. #507c92
  8. #5c7d8d
  9. #687e89
  10. #747f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58738c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d78ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #486aab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00848a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4977ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #396fab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007f99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0877ac {
  color: #0877ac;
}
Background
.bg-0877ac {
  background-color: #0877ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0877ac {
  border: 2px solid #0877ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0877ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 119 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0877ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0877ac, #0825ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0877ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 119 172 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.23 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.30 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.60 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.16 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.33 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.57 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.18 #f78853 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0877ac  rgb(8, 119, 172)  hsl(199, 91%, 35%)  Cerulean
#ac3d08  rgb(172, 61, 8)  hsl(19, 91%, 35%)  Rust
#ac0877  rgb(172, 8, 119)  hsl(319, 91%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#77ac08  rgb(119, 172, 8)  hsl(79, 91%, 35%)  Apple Green