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#097EA5

#097ea5 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#097ea5 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 49.41% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.55% cyan, 23.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 89.66% saturation and 34.12% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.177

Complementary

  1. #097ea5
  2. #a53009

Split complementary

  1. #097ea5
  2. #a50930
  3. #a57e09

Analogous

  1. #09a57e
  2. #097ea5
  3. #0930a5

Triadic

  1. #097ea5
  2. #a5097e
  3. #7ea509

Tetradic

  1. #097ea5
  2. #3009a5
  3. #a53009
  4. #7ea509

Square

  1. #097ea5
  2. #7e09a5
  3. #a53009
  4. #30a509

Monochromatic

  1. #010f14
  2. #05475c
  3. #097ea5
  4. #0db5ee
  5. #51cdf6

Shades

#097ea5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #097ea5
  2. #087195
  3. #076584
  4. #065874
  5. #054c63
  6. #053f53
  7. #043242
  8. #032632
  9. #021921
  10. #010d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#097ea5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #097ea5
  2. #228bae
  3. #3a98b7
  4. #53a5c0
  5. #6bb2c9
  6. #84bfd2
  7. #9dcbdb
  8. #b5d8e4
  9. #cee5ed
  10. #e6f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#097ea5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #097ea5
  2. #157ea1
  3. #217e9e
  4. #2d7f9a
  5. #397f96
  6. #457f93
  7. #507f8f
  8. #5c7f8b
  9. #688087
  10. #748084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c798b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a7ca7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #576fa4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #537da6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4475a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-097ea5 {
  color: #097ea5;
}
Background
.bg-097ea5 {
  background-color: #097ea5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-097ea5 {
  border: 2px solid #097ea5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #097ea5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 126 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 90% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-097ea5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #097ea5, #0930a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-097ea5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 126 165 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.93 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.74 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.64 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.95 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.47 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.67 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.50 #f6815a Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#097ea5  rgb(9, 126, 165)  hsl(195, 90%, 34%)  Cerulean
#a53009  rgb(165, 48, 9)  hsl(15, 90%, 34%)  Rufous
#a5097e  rgb(165, 9, 126)  hsl(315, 90%, 34%)  Mardi Gras
#7ea509  rgb(126, 165, 9)  hsl(75, 90%, 34%)  Apple Green