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#0887BA

#0887ba ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0887ba is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 52.94% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.7% cyan, 27.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 197.19°, with 91.75% saturation and 38.04% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.2092

Complementary

  1. #0887ba
  2. #ba3b08

Split complementary

  1. #0887ba
  2. #ba082e
  3. #ba9408

Analogous

  1. #08ba94
  2. #0887ba
  3. #082eba

Triadic

  1. #0887ba
  2. #ba0887
  3. #87ba08

Tetradic

  1. #0887ba
  2. #3b08ba
  3. #ba3b08
  4. #87ba08

Square

  1. #0887ba
  2. #9408ba
  3. #ba3b08
  4. #2eba08

Monochromatic

  1. #021d27
  2. #055271
  3. #0887ba
  4. #19b6f5
  5. #63cdf8

Shades

#0887ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0887ba
  2. #077aa7
  3. #066c95
  4. #065f82
  5. #055170
  6. #04445d
  7. #03364a
  8. #022938
  9. #021b25
  10. #010e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0887ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0887ba
  2. #2193c1
  3. #399fc8
  4. #52abcf
  5. #6bb7d6
  6. #84c3dd
  7. #9ccfe3
  8. #b5dbea
  9. #cee7f1
  10. #e6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0887ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0887ba
  2. #1486b4
  3. #2086ae
  4. #2c85a9
  5. #3884a3
  6. #44849d
  7. #508397
  8. #5c8291
  9. #68818c
  10. #748186
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #64829a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e86bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5878b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5687bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #457eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008fa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0887ba {
  color: #0887ba;
}
Background
.bg-0887ba {
  background-color: #0887ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0887ba {
  border: 2px solid #0887ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0887ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 135 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0887ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0887ba, #082eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0887ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 135 186 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.84 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.54 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.92 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.57 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.38 #f77845 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0887ba  rgb(8, 135, 186)  hsl(197, 92%, 38%)  Cerulean
#ba3b08  rgb(186, 59, 8)  hsl(17, 92%, 38%)  Rust
#ba0887  rgb(186, 8, 135)  hsl(317, 92%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#87ba08  rgb(135, 186, 8)  hsl(77, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green