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#147BA2

#147ba2 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#147ba2 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 48.24% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.65% cyan, 24.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 196.48°, with 78.02% saturation and 35.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.27.

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Relative luminance0.1692

Complementary

  1. #147ba2
  2. #a23b14

Split complementary

  1. #147ba2
  2. #a21434
  3. #a28214

Analogous

  1. #14a282
  2. #147ba2
  3. #1434a2

Triadic

  1. #147ba2
  2. #a2147b
  3. #7ba214

Tetradic

  1. #147ba2
  2. #3b14a2
  3. #a23b14
  4. #7ba214

Square

  1. #147ba2
  2. #8214a2
  3. #a23b14
  4. #34a214

Monochromatic

  1. #03141a
  2. #0c475e
  3. #147ba2
  4. #1fade3
  5. #63c6ec

Shades

#147ba2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #147ba2
  2. #126f92
  3. #106282
  4. #0e5671
  5. #0c4a61
  6. #0a3e51
  7. #083141
  8. #062531
  9. #041920
  10. #020c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#147ba2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #147ba2
  2. #2c88ab
  3. #4395b5
  4. #5ba3be
  5. #72b0c7
  6. #8abdd1
  7. #a1cada
  8. #b9d7e3
  9. #d0e5ec
  10. #e8f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#147ba2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #147ba2
  2. #1f7c9f
  3. #2a7c9b
  4. #347d98
  5. #3f7d94
  6. #4a7e91
  7. #557e8e
  8. #607f8a
  9. #6a7f87
  10. #758083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b7688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6779a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556da1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #527aa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4473a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-147ba2 {
  color: #147ba2;
}
Background
.bg-147ba2 {
  background-color: #147ba2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-147ba2 {
  border: 2px solid #147ba2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #147ba2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 123 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 78% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-147ba2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #147ba2, #1434a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-147ba2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 123 162 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.27 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.47 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.79 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.50 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.53 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.86 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.66 #eb845d Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#147ba2  rgb(20, 123, 162)  hsl(196, 78%, 36%)  Cerulean
#a23b14  rgb(162, 59, 20)  hsl(16, 78%, 36%)  Rust
#a2147b  rgb(162, 20, 123)  hsl(316, 78%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#7ba214  rgb(123, 162, 20)  hsl(76, 78%, 36%)  Apple Green