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#0889BC

#0889bc ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0889bc is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 53.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.74% cyan, 27.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 197°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.2157

Complementary

  1. #0889bc
  2. #bc3b08

Split complementary

  1. #0889bc
  2. #bc082f
  3. #bc9508

Analogous

  1. #08bc95
  2. #0889bc
  3. #082fbc

Triadic

  1. #0889bc
  2. #bc0889
  3. #89bc08

Tetradic

  1. #0889bc
  2. #3b08bc
  3. #bc3b08
  4. #89bc08

Square

  1. #0889bc
  2. #9508bc
  3. #bc3b08
  4. #2fbc08

Monochromatic

  1. #021e29
  2. #055473
  3. #0889bc
  4. #1bb8f5
  5. #65cff8

Shades

#0889bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0889bc
  2. #077ba9
  3. #066e96
  4. #066084
  5. #055271
  6. #04455e
  7. #03374b
  8. #022938
  9. #021b26
  10. #010e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#0889bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0889bc
  2. #2195c3
  3. #39a1c9
  4. #52acd0
  5. #6bb8d7
  6. #84c4de
  7. #9cd0e4
  8. #b5dceb
  9. #cee7f2
  10. #e6f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0889bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0889bc
  2. #1488b6
  3. #2087b0
  4. #2c86aa
  5. #3885a4
  6. #44859e
  7. #508498
  8. #5c8392
  9. #68828c
  10. #748186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65849c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7088be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a79bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00969b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5889bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4680bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0889bc {
  color: #0889bc;
}
Background
.bg-0889bc {
  background-color: #0889bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0889bc {
  border: 2px solid #0889bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0889bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 137 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0889bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0889bc, #082fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0889bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 137 188 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.51 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.86 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.82 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.98 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.11 #f77643 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0889bc  rgb(8, 137, 188)  hsl(197, 92%, 38%)  Cerulean
#bc3b08  rgb(188, 59, 8)  hsl(17, 92%, 38%)  Rust
#bc0889  rgb(188, 8, 137)  hsl(317, 92%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#89bc08  rgb(137, 188, 8)  hsl(77, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green