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#0879AF

#0879af ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0879af 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.43% cyan, 30.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 199.4°, with 91.26% saturation and 35.88% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1682

Complementary

  1. #0879af
  2. #af3e08

Split complementary

  1. #0879af
  2. #af0825
  3. #af9108

Analogous

  1. #08af91
  2. #0879af
  3. #0825af

Triadic

  1. #0879af
  2. #af0879
  3. #79af08

Tetradic

  1. #0879af
  2. #3e08af
  3. #af3e08
  4. #79af08

Square

  1. #0879af
  2. #9108af
  3. #af3e08
  4. #25af08

Monochromatic

  1. #01141d
  2. #054666
  3. #0879af
  4. #0faaf4
  5. #59c4f7

Shades

#0879af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0879af
  2. #076d9e
  3. #06618c
  4. #06557b
  5. #054969
  6. #043d58
  7. #033046
  8. #022435
  9. #021823
  10. #010c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#0879af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0879af
  2. #2186b7
  3. #3994bf
  4. #52a1c7
  5. #6bafcf
  6. #84bcd7
  7. #9cc9df
  8. #b5d7e7
  9. #cee4ef
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0879af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0879af
  2. #147aaa
  3. #207aa6
  4. #2c7ba1
  5. #387c9c
  6. #447d98
  7. #507d93
  8. #5c7e8e
  9. #687f89
  10. #747f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a758e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f7ab1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a6cae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00878c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a79b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3971ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00819b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0879af {
  color: #0879af;
}
Background
.bg-0879af {
  background-color: #0879af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0879af {
  border: 2px solid #0879af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0879af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 121 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 91% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0879af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0879af, #0825af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0879af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 121 175 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.14 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.53 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.61 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.37 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.60 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.85 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.99 #f78650 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0879af  rgb(8, 121, 175)  hsl(199, 91%, 36%)  Cerulean
#af3e08  rgb(175, 62, 8)  hsl(19, 91%, 36%)  Rust
#af0879  rgb(175, 8, 121)  hsl(319, 91%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#79af08  rgb(121, 175, 8)  hsl(79, 91%, 36%)  Apple Green