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#087BAE

#087bae ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#087bae is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 48.24% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.4% cyan, 29.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 198.43°, with 91.21% saturation and 35.69% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.1727

Complementary

  1. #087bae
  2. #ae3b08

Split complementary

  1. #087bae
  2. #ae0828
  3. #ae8e08

Analogous

  1. #08ae8e
  2. #087bae
  3. #0828ae

Triadic

  1. #087bae
  2. #ae087b
  3. #7bae08

Tetradic

  1. #087bae
  2. #3b08ae
  3. #ae3b08
  4. #7bae08

Square

  1. #087bae
  2. #8e08ae
  3. #ae3b08
  4. #28ae08

Monochromatic

  1. #01141c
  2. #054765
  3. #087bae
  4. #0fadf4
  5. #58c6f7

Shades

#087bae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #087bae
  2. #076f9d
  3. #06628b
  4. #06567a
  5. #054a68
  6. #043e57
  7. #033146
  8. #022534
  9. #021923
  10. #010c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#087bae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #087bae
  2. #2188b6
  3. #3995be
  4. #52a3c6
  5. #6bb0ce
  6. #84bdd7
  7. #9ccadf
  8. #b5d7e7
  9. #cee5ef
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#087bae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #087bae
  2. #147ca9
  3. #207ca5
  4. #2c7da0
  5. #387d9c
  6. #447e97
  7. #507e92
  8. #5c7f8e
  9. #687f89
  10. #748085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b778f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #627bb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d6dad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d7baf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c73ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00839b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-087bae {
  color: #087bae;
}
Background
.bg-087bae {
  background-color: #087bae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-087bae {
  border: 2px solid #087bae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #087bae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 123 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 91% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-087bae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #087bae, #0828ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-087bae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 123 174 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.61 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.66 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.38 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.60 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.98 #f78451 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#087bae  rgb(8, 123, 174)  hsl(198, 91%, 36%)  Cerulean
#ae3b08  rgb(174, 59, 8)  hsl(18, 91%, 36%)  Rust
#ae087b  rgb(174, 8, 123)  hsl(318, 91%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bae08  rgb(123, 174, 8)  hsl(78, 91%, 36%)  Apple Green