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#0879AB

#0879ab ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0879ab is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 47.45% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.32% cyan, 29.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 198.4°, with 91.06% saturation and 35.1% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.1667

Complementary

  1. #0879ab
  2. #ab3a08

Split complementary

  1. #0879ab
  2. #ab0828
  3. #ab8b08

Analogous

  1. #08ab8b
  2. #0879ab
  3. #0828ab

Triadic

  1. #0879ab
  2. #ab0879
  3. #79ab08

Tetradic

  1. #0879ab
  2. #3a08ab
  3. #ab3a08
  4. #79ab08

Square

  1. #0879ab
  2. #8b08ab
  3. #ab3a08
  4. #28ab08

Monochromatic

  1. #011219
  2. #054562
  3. #0879ab
  4. #0cadf4
  5. #55c5f7

Shades

#0879ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0879ab
  2. #076d9a
  3. #066189
  4. #065578
  5. #054967
  6. #043d56
  7. #033044
  8. #022433
  9. #021822
  10. #010c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#0879ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0879ab
  2. #2186b3
  3. #3994bc
  4. #52a1c4
  5. #6bafcd
  6. #84bcd5
  7. #9cc9dd
  8. #b5d7e6
  9. #cee4ee
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0879ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0879ab
  2. #147aa7
  3. #207aa2
  4. #2c7b9e
  5. #387c9a
  6. #447d96
  7. #507d91
  8. #5c7e8d
  9. #687f89
  10. #747f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59758c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6079ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c6caa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c79ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c71aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008199 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0879ab {
  color: #0879ab;
}
Background
.bg-0879ab {
  background-color: #0879ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0879ab {
  border: 2px solid #0879ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0879ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 121 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0879ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0879ab, #0828ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0879ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 121 171 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.13 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.41 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.02 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.09 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.36 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.64 #f78654 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0879ab  rgb(8, 121, 171)  hsl(198, 91%, 35%)  Cerulean
#ab3a08  rgb(171, 58, 8)  hsl(18, 91%, 35%)  Rust
#ab0879  rgb(171, 8, 121)  hsl(318, 91%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#79ab08  rgb(121, 171, 8)  hsl(78, 91%, 35%)  Apple Green