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#138BBA

#138bba ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#138bba is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.45% red, 54.51% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.78% cyan, 25.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 196.89°, with 81.46% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 6.02.

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Relative luminance0.2215

Complementary

  1. #138bba
  2. #ba4213

Split complementary

  1. #138bba
  2. #ba1337
  3. #ba9613

Analogous

  1. #13ba96
  2. #138bba
  3. #1337ba

Triadic

  1. #138bba
  2. #ba138b
  3. #8bba13

Tetradic

  1. #138bba
  2. #4213ba
  3. #ba4213
  4. #8bba13

Square

  1. #138bba
  2. #9613ba
  3. #ba4213
  4. #37ba13

Monochromatic

  1. #05232f
  2. #0c5775
  3. #138bba
  4. #30b5ea
  5. #75cef1

Shades

#138bba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #138bba
  2. #117da7
  3. #0f6f95
  4. #0d6182
  5. #0b5370
  6. #0a465d
  7. #08384a
  8. #062a38
  9. #041c25
  10. #020e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#138bba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #138bba
  2. #2b97c1
  3. #42a2c8
  4. #5aaecf
  5. #71b9d6
  6. #89c5dd
  7. #a1d1e3
  8. #b8dcea
  9. #d0e8f1
  10. #e7f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#138bba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #138bba
  2. #1e8ab4
  3. #2989ae
  4. #3488a9
  5. #3f87a3
  6. #4a869d
  7. #548497
  8. #5f8391
  9. #6a828c
  10. #758186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67859b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #738abc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00989b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c8abb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b82ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-138bba {
  color: #138bba;
}
Background
.bg-138bba {
  background-color: #138bba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-138bba {
  border: 2px solid #138bba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #138bba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 19 139 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 81% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-138bba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #138bba, #1337ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-138bba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(19 139 186 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.02 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.09 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.54 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.56 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.85 #ec7445 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#138bba  rgb(19, 139, 186)  hsl(197, 81%, 40%)  Cerulean
#ba4213  rgb(186, 66, 19)  hsl(17, 81%, 40%)  Rust
#ba138b  rgb(186, 19, 139)  hsl(317, 81%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bba13  rgb(139, 186, 19)  hsl(77, 81%, 40%)  Apple Green