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#0883AA

#0883aa ≈ Cerulean

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0883aa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 51.37% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 22.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 194.44°, with 91.01% saturation and 34.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #0883aa
  2. #aa2f08

Split complementary

  1. #0883aa
  2. #aa0832
  3. #aa8008

Analogous

  1. #08aa80
  2. #0883aa
  3. #0832aa

Triadic

  1. #0883aa
  2. #aa0883
  3. #83aa08

Tetradic

  1. #0883aa
  2. #2f08aa
  3. #aa2f08
  4. #83aa08

Square

  1. #0883aa
  2. #8008aa
  3. #aa2f08
  4. #32aa08

Monochromatic

  1. #011218
  2. #054b61
  3. #0883aa
  4. #0bbbf3
  5. #54d0f7

Shades

#0883aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0883aa
  2. #077699
  3. #066988
  4. #065c77
  5. #054f66
  6. #044255
  7. #033444
  8. #022733
  9. #021a22
  10. #010d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#0883aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0883aa
  2. #218fb3
  3. #399cbb
  4. #52a8c4
  5. #6bb5cc
  6. #84c1d5
  7. #9ccddd
  8. #b5dae6
  9. #cee6ee
  10. #e6f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0883aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0883aa
  2. #1483a6
  3. #2082a2
  4. #2c829d
  5. #388299
  6. #448295
  7. #508191
  8. #5c818d
  9. #688188
  10. #748084
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e81ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b73a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5782ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #477aaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008a9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0883aa {
  color: #0883aa;
}
Background
.bg-0883aa {
  background-color: #0883aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0883aa {
  border: 2px solid #0883aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0883aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 131 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 91% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0883aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0883aa, #0832aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0883aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 131 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.47 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.84 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.62 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.63 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.68 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.84 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 10.72 #f77c55 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0883aa  rgb(8, 131, 170)  hsl(194, 91%, 35%)  Cerulean
#aa2f08  rgb(170, 47, 8)  hsl(14, 91%, 35%)  Rufous
#aa0883  rgb(170, 8, 131)  hsl(314, 91%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red
#83aa08  rgb(131, 170, 8)  hsl(74, 91%, 35%)  Apple Green