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#09779E

#09779e ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#09779e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 46.67% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.3% cyan, 24.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 195.7°, with 89.22% saturation and 32.75% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1572

Complementary

  1. #09779e
  2. #9e3009

Split complementary

  1. #09779e
  2. #9e092d
  3. #9e7b09

Analogous

  1. #099e7b
  2. #09779e
  3. #092d9e

Triadic

  1. #09779e
  2. #9e0977
  3. #779e09

Tetradic

  1. #09779e
  2. #30099e
  3. #9e3009
  4. #779e09

Square

  1. #09779e
  2. #7b099e
  3. #9e3009
  4. #2d9e09

Monochromatic

  1. #010f13
  2. #054156
  3. #09779e
  4. #0daee6
  5. #4bc8f5

Shades

#09779e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09779e
  2. #086b8e
  3. #075f7e
  4. #06536f
  5. #05475f
  6. #053c4f
  7. #04303f
  8. #03242f
  9. #021820
  10. #010c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#09779e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09779e
  2. #2285a8
  3. #3a92b1
  4. #53a0bb
  5. #6badc5
  6. #84bbcf
  7. #9dc9d8
  8. #b5d6e2
  9. #cee4ec
  10. #e6f1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09779e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09779e
  2. #15789b
  3. #217998
  4. #2d7a95
  5. #397b92
  6. #457c8f
  7. #507c8c
  8. #5c7d89
  9. #687e86
  10. #747f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #577284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6375a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #51699d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e769f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f6f9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007e8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09779e {
  color: #09779e;
}
Background
.bg-09779e {
  background-color: #09779e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-09779e {
  border: 2px solid #09779e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09779e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 119 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 89% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09779e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09779e, #092d9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09779e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 119 158 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.97 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.37 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.21 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.41 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.70 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.10 #f68861 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cerulean
#09779e  rgb(9, 119, 158)  hsl(196, 89%, 33%)  Cerulean
#9e3009  rgb(158, 48, 9)  hsl(16, 89%, 33%)  Rufous
#9e0977  rgb(158, 9, 119)  hsl(316, 89%, 33%)  Mardi Gras
#779e09  rgb(119, 158, 9)  hsl(76, 89%, 33%)  Olive Drab