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#0979AA

#0979aa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0979aa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 47.45% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.71% cyan, 28.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 198.26°, with 89.94% saturation and 35.1% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.1664

Complementary

  1. #0979aa
  2. #aa3a09

Split complementary

  1. #0979aa
  2. #aa0929
  3. #aa8b09

Analogous

  1. #09aa8b
  2. #0979aa
  3. #0929aa

Triadic

  1. #0979aa
  2. #aa0979
  3. #79aa09

Tetradic

  1. #0979aa
  2. #3a09aa
  3. #aa3a09
  4. #79aa09

Square

  1. #0979aa
  2. #8b09aa
  3. #aa3a09
  4. #29aa09

Monochromatic

  1. #011219
  2. #054561
  3. #0979aa
  4. #0dadf2
  5. #56c5f6

Shades

#0979aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0979aa
  2. #086d99
  3. #076188
  4. #065577
  5. #054966
  6. #053d55
  7. #043044
  8. #032433
  9. #021822
  10. #010c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#0979aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0979aa
  2. #2286b3
  3. #3a94bb
  4. #53a1c4
  5. #6bafcc
  6. #84bcd5
  7. #9dc9dd
  8. #b5d7e6
  9. #cee4ee
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0979aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0979aa
  2. #157aa6
  3. #217aa2
  4. #2d7b9d
  5. #397c99
  6. #457d95
  7. #507d91
  8. #5c7e8d
  9. #687f88
  10. #747f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59758c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6179ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d6ba9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c79ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c71aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0979aa {
  color: #0979aa;
}
Background
.bg-0979aa {
  background-color: #0979aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0979aa {
  border: 2px solid #0979aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0979aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 121 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0979aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0979aa, #0929aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0979aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 121 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.90 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.63 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.97 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.21 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.47 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.75 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.82 #f68655 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#0979aa  rgb(9, 121, 170)  hsl(198, 90%, 35%)  Cerulean
#aa3a09  rgb(170, 58, 9)  hsl(18, 90%, 35%)  Rust
#aa0979  rgb(170, 9, 121)  hsl(318, 90%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#79aa09  rgb(121, 170, 9)  hsl(78, 90%, 35%)  Apple Green