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#097EAE

#097eae ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#097eae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.83% cyan, 27.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 197.45°, with 90.16% saturation and 35.88% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1804

Complementary

  1. #097eae
  2. #ae3909

Split complementary

  1. #097eae
  2. #ae092c
  3. #ae8b09

Analogous

  1. #09ae8b
  2. #097eae
  3. #092cae

Triadic

  1. #097eae
  2. #ae097e
  3. #7eae09

Tetradic

  1. #097eae
  2. #3909ae
  3. #ae3909
  4. #7eae09

Square

  1. #097eae
  2. #8b09ae
  3. #ae3909
  4. #2cae09

Monochromatic

  1. #01151d
  2. #054965
  3. #097eae
  4. #11b1f3
  5. #5ac9f6

Shades

#097eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #097eae
  2. #08719d
  3. #07658b
  4. #06587a
  5. #054c68
  6. #053f57
  7. #043246
  8. #032634
  9. #021923
  10. #010d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#097eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #097eae
  2. #228bb6
  3. #3a98be
  4. #53a5c6
  5. #6bb2ce
  6. #84bfd7
  7. #9dcbdf
  8. #b5d8e7
  9. #cee5ef
  10. #e6f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#097eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #097eae
  2. #157ea9
  3. #217ea5
  4. #2d7fa0
  5. #397f9c
  6. #457f97
  7. #507f92
  8. #5c7f8e
  9. #688089
  10. #748085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d7990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #667db0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5270ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #507eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4076ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00869c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-097eae {
  color: #097eae;
}
Background
.bg-097eae {
  background-color: #097eae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-097eae {
  border: 2px solid #097eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #097eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 126 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-097eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #097eae, #092cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-097eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 126 174 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.71 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.71 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.09 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.07 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.86 #f68151 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#097eae  rgb(9, 126, 174)  hsl(197, 90%, 36%)  Cerulean
#ae3909  rgb(174, 57, 9)  hsl(17, 90%, 36%)  Rust
#ae097e  rgb(174, 9, 126)  hsl(317, 90%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red
#7eae09  rgb(126, 174, 9)  hsl(77, 90%, 36%)  Apple Green