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#147BAC

#147bac ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#147bac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.37% cyan, 28.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 199.34°, with 79.17% saturation and 37.65% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.1729

Complementary

  1. #147bac
  2. #ac4514

Split complementary

  1. #147bac
  2. #ac142f
  3. #ac9114

Analogous

  1. #14ac91
  2. #147bac
  3. #142fac

Triadic

  1. #147bac
  2. #ac147b
  3. #7bac14

Tetradic

  1. #147bac
  2. #4514ac
  3. #ac4514
  4. #7bac14

Square

  1. #147bac
  2. #9114ac
  3. #ac4514
  4. #2fac14

Monochromatic

  1. #041923
  2. #0c4a67
  3. #147bac
  4. #27a8e6
  5. #6bc4ee

Shades

#147bac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #147bac
  2. #126f9b
  3. #10628a
  4. #0e5678
  5. #0c4a67
  6. #0a3e56
  7. #083145
  8. #062534
  9. #041922
  10. #020c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#147bac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #147bac
  2. #2c88b4
  3. #4395bd
  4. #5ba3c5
  5. #72b0cd
  6. #8abdd6
  7. #a1cade
  8. #b9d7e6
  9. #d0e5ee
  10. #e8f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#147bac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #147bac
  2. #1f7ca8
  3. #2a7ca3
  4. #347d9f
  5. #3f7d9a
  6. #4a7e96
  7. #557e92
  8. #607f8d
  9. #6a7f89
  10. #758084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c778e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #637bae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f6eab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f7bad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f73ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00839a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-147bac {
  color: #147bac;
}
Background
.bg-147bac {
  background-color: #147bac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-147bac {
  border: 2px solid #147bac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #147bac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 123 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 79% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-147bac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #147bac, #142fac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-147bac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 123 172 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.98 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.51 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.76 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.34 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.64 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.03 #eb8453 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#147bac  rgb(20, 123, 172)  hsl(199, 79%, 38%)  Cerulean
#ac4514  rgb(172, 69, 20)  hsl(19, 79%, 38%)  Rust
#ac147b  rgb(172, 20, 123)  hsl(319, 79%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#7bac14  rgb(123, 172, 20)  hsl(79, 79%, 38%)  Apple Green