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#127AAA

#127aaa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#127aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 47.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.41% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 198.95°, with 80.85% saturation and 36.86% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.1695

Complementary

  1. #127aaa
  2. #aa4212

Split complementary

  1. #127aaa
  2. #aa122e
  3. #aa8e12

Analogous

  1. #12aa8e
  2. #127aaa
  3. #122eaa

Triadic

  1. #127aaa
  2. #aa127a
  3. #7aaa12

Tetradic

  1. #127aaa
  2. #4212aa
  3. #aa4212
  4. #7aaa12

Square

  1. #127aaa
  2. #8e12aa
  3. #aa4212
  4. #2eaa12

Monochromatic

  1. #031720
  2. #0b4865
  3. #127aaa
  4. #21a9e7
  5. #66c4ef

Shades

#127aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #127aaa
  2. #106e99
  3. #0e6288
  4. #0d5577
  5. #0b4966
  6. #093d55
  7. #073144
  8. #052533
  9. #041822
  10. #020c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#127aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #127aaa
  2. #2a87b3
  3. #4195bb
  4. #59a2c4
  5. #71afcc
  6. #89bdd5
  7. #a0cadd
  8. #b8d7e6
  9. #d0e4ee
  10. #e7f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#127aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #127aaa
  2. #1d7ba6
  3. #287ba2
  4. #337c9d
  5. #3e7c99
  6. #497d95
  7. #547e91
  8. #5f7e8d
  9. #6a7f88
  10. #757f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b768c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #627aac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f6da9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e7aab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f72aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-127aaa {
  color: #127aaa;
}
Background
.bg-127aaa {
  background-color: #127aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-127aaa {
  border: 2px solid #127aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #127aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 122 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 81% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-127aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #127aaa, #122eaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-127aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 122 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.71 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.82 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.91 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.67 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.81 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.82 #ed8555 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#127aaa  rgb(18, 122, 170)  hsl(199, 81%, 37%)  Cerulean
#aa4212  rgb(170, 66, 18)  hsl(19, 81%, 37%)  Rust
#aa127a  rgb(170, 18, 122)  hsl(319, 81%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#7aaa12  rgb(122, 170, 18)  hsl(79, 81%, 37%)  Apple Green