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#097EA7

#097ea7 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#097ea7 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 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.61% cyan, 24.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 195.57°, with 89.77% saturation and 34.51% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1777

Complementary

  1. #097ea7
  2. #a73209

Split complementary

  1. #097ea7
  2. #a7092f
  3. #a78109

Analogous

  1. #09a781
  2. #097ea7
  3. #092fa7

Triadic

  1. #097ea7
  2. #a7097e
  3. #7ea709

Tetradic

  1. #097ea7
  2. #3209a7
  3. #a73209
  4. #7ea709

Square

  1. #097ea7
  2. #8109a7
  3. #a73209
  4. #2fa709

Monochromatic

  1. #011016
  2. #05475e
  3. #097ea7
  4. #0db5f0
  5. #53ccf6

Shades

#097ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #097ea7
  2. #087196
  3. #076586
  4. #065875
  5. #054c64
  6. #053f54
  7. #043243
  8. #032632
  9. #021921
  10. #010d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#097ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #097ea7
  2. #228bb0
  3. #3a98b9
  4. #53a5c1
  5. #6bb2ca
  6. #84bfd3
  7. #9dcbdc
  8. #b5d8e5
  9. #cee5ed
  10. #e6f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#097ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #097ea7
  2. #157ea3
  3. #217e9f
  4. #2d7f9b
  5. #397f97
  6. #457f94
  7. #507f90
  8. #5c7f8c
  9. #688088
  10. #748084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c798c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #697ca9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #566fa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #537da8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4375a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-097ea7 {
  color: #097ea7;
}
Background
.bg-097ea7 {
  background-color: #097ea7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-097ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #097ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #097ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 126 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-097ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #097ea7, #092fa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-097ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 126 167 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.46 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.15 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.26 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.82 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.34 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.90 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.90 #f68158 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#097ea7  rgb(9, 126, 167)  hsl(196, 90%, 35%)  Cerulean
#a73209  rgb(167, 50, 9)  hsl(16, 90%, 35%)  Rufous
#a7097e  rgb(167, 9, 126)  hsl(316, 90%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ea709  rgb(126, 167, 9)  hsl(76, 90%, 35%)  Apple Green