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#097EAA

#097eaa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#097eaa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.71% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 196.4°, 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.15.

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Relative luminance0.1788

Complementary

  1. #097eaa
  2. #aa3509

Split complementary

  1. #097eaa
  2. #aa092d
  3. #aa8609

Analogous

  1. #09aa86
  2. #097eaa
  3. #092daa

Triadic

  1. #097eaa
  2. #aa097e
  3. #7eaa09

Tetradic

  1. #097eaa
  2. #3509aa
  3. #aa3509
  4. #7eaa09

Square

  1. #097eaa
  2. #8609aa
  3. #aa3509
  4. #2daa09

Monochromatic

  1. #011219
  2. #054861
  3. #097eaa
  4. #0db4f2
  5. #56caf6

Shades

#097eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #097eaa
  2. #087199
  3. #076588
  4. #065877
  5. #054c66
  6. #053f55
  7. #043244
  8. #032633
  9. #021922
  10. #010d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#097eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #097eaa
  2. #228bb3
  3. #3a98bb
  4. #53a5c4
  5. #6bb2cc
  6. #84bfd5
  7. #9dcbdd
  8. #b5d8e6
  9. #cee5ee
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#097eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #097eaa
  2. #157ea6
  3. #217ea2
  4. #2d7f9d
  5. #397f99
  6. #457f95
  7. #507f91
  8. #5c7f8d
  9. #688088
  10. #748084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d798d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #687dac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #546fa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #527dab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4276aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-097eaa {
  color: #097eaa;
}
Background
.bg-097eaa {
  background-color: #097eaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-097eaa {
  border: 2px solid #097eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #097eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 126 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-097eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #097eaa, #092daa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-097eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 126 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.48 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.72 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.03 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.07 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.03 #f68155 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#097eaa  rgb(9, 126, 170)  hsl(196, 90%, 35%)  Cerulean
#aa3509  rgb(170, 53, 9)  hsl(16, 90%, 35%)  Rust
#aa097e  rgb(170, 9, 126)  hsl(316, 90%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red
#7eaa09  rgb(126, 170, 9)  hsl(76, 90%, 35%)  Apple Green