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#0879AC

#0879ac ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0879ac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.35% cyan, 29.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 198.66°, 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.167

Complementary

  1. #0879ac
  2. #ac3b08

Split complementary

  1. #0879ac
  2. #ac0827
  3. #ac8d08

Analogous

  1. #08ac8d
  2. #0879ac
  3. #0827ac

Triadic

  1. #0879ac
  2. #ac0879
  3. #79ac08

Tetradic

  1. #0879ac
  2. #3b08ac
  3. #ac3b08
  4. #79ac08

Square

  1. #0879ac
  2. #8d08ac
  3. #ac3b08
  4. #27ac08

Monochromatic

  1. #01121a
  2. #054663
  3. #0879ac
  4. #0dacf4
  5. #56c5f7

Shades

#0879ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0879ac
  2. #076d9b
  3. #06618a
  4. #065578
  5. #054967
  6. #043d56
  7. #033045
  8. #022434
  9. #021822
  10. #010c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#0879ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0879ac
  2. #2186b4
  3. #3994bd
  4. #52a1c5
  5. #6bafcd
  6. #84bcd6
  7. #9cc9de
  8. #b5d7e6
  9. #cee4ee
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0879ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0879ac
  2. #147aa8
  3. #207aa3
  4. #2c7b9f
  5. #387c9a
  6. #447d96
  7. #507d92
  8. #5c7e8d
  9. #687f89
  10. #747f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a758d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6079ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c6cab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b79ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b71ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008199 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0879ac {
  color: #0879ac;
}
Background
.bg-0879ac {
  background-color: #0879ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0879ac {
  border: 2px solid #0879ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0879ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 121 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0879ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0879ac, #0827ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0879ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 121 172 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.39 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.18 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.96 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.10 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.25 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.43 #f78653 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0879ac  rgb(8, 121, 172)  hsl(199, 91%, 35%)  Cerulean
#ac3b08  rgb(172, 59, 8)  hsl(19, 91%, 35%)  Rust
#ac0879  rgb(172, 8, 121)  hsl(319, 91%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#79ac08  rgb(121, 172, 8)  hsl(79, 91%, 35%)  Apple Green