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#097AAA

#097aaa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#097aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 47.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.71% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 197.89°, 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.47.

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Relative luminance0.1688

Complementary

  1. #097aaa
  2. #aa3909

Split complementary

  1. #097aaa
  2. #aa0929
  3. #aa8a09

Analogous

  1. #09aa8a
  2. #097aaa
  3. #0929aa

Triadic

  1. #097aaa
  2. #aa097a
  3. #7aaa09

Tetradic

  1. #097aaa
  2. #3909aa
  3. #aa3909
  4. #7aaa09

Square

  1. #097aaa
  2. #8a09aa
  3. #aa3909
  4. #29aa09

Monochromatic

  1. #011219
  2. #054661
  3. #097aaa
  4. #0daef2
  5. #56c6f6

Shades

#097aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #097aaa
  2. #086e99
  3. #076288
  4. #065577
  5. #054966
  6. #053d55
  7. #043144
  8. #032533
  9. #021822
  10. #010c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#097aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #097aaa
  2. #2287b3
  3. #3a95bb
  4. #53a2c4
  5. #6bafcc
  6. #84bdd5
  7. #9dcadd
  8. #b5d7e6
  9. #cee4ee
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#097aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #097aaa
  2. #157ba6
  3. #217ba2
  4. #2d7c9d
  5. #397c99
  6. #457d95
  7. #507e91
  8. #5c7e8d
  9. #687f88
  10. #747f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a758c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #627aac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e6ca9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d7aab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d72aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-097aaa {
  color: #097aaa;
}
Background
.bg-097aaa {
  background-color: #097aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-097aaa {
  border: 2px solid #097aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #097aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 122 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-097aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #097aaa, #0929aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-097aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 122 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.47 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.09 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.19 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.28 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.01 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.15 #f68555 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#097aaa  rgb(9, 122, 170)  hsl(198, 90%, 35%)  Cerulean
#aa3909  rgb(170, 57, 9)  hsl(18, 90%, 35%)  Rust
#aa097a  rgb(170, 9, 122)  hsl(318, 90%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#7aaa09  rgb(122, 170, 9)  hsl(78, 90%, 35%)  Apple Green