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#147CA9

#147ca9 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#147ca9 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 48.63% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.17% cyan, 26.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 198.12°, with 78.84% saturation and 37.06% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 0.94.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1743

Complementary

  1. #147ca9
  2. #a94114

Split complementary

  1. #147ca9
  2. #a91432
  3. #a98c14

Analogous

  1. #14a98c
  2. #147ca9
  3. #1432a9

Triadic

  1. #147ca9
  2. #a9147c
  3. #7ca914

Tetradic

  1. #147ca9
  2. #4114a9
  3. #a94114
  4. #7ca914

Square

  1. #147ca9
  2. #8c14a9
  3. #a94114
  4. #32a914

Monochromatic

  1. #041820
  2. #0c4a65
  3. #147ca9
  4. #24abe5
  5. #69c5ed

Shades

#147ca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #147ca9
  2. #127098
  3. #106387
  4. #0e5776
  5. #0c4a65
  6. #0a3e55
  7. #083244
  8. #062533
  9. #041922
  10. #020c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#147ca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #147ca9
  2. #2c89b2
  3. #4396ba
  4. #5ba3c3
  5. #72b0cb
  6. #8abed4
  7. #a1cbdd
  8. #b9d8e5
  9. #d0e5ee
  10. #e8f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#147ca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #147ca9
  2. #1f7ca5
  3. #2a7da1
  4. #347d9d
  5. #3f7e99
  6. #4a7e95
  7. #557e90
  8. #607f8c
  9. #6a7f88
  10. #758084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c778c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #667bab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536ea8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #517caa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4274a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-147ca9 {
  color: #147ca9;
}
Background
.bg-147ca9 {
  background-color: #147ca9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-147ca9 {
  border: 2px solid #147ca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #147ca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 124 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-147ca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #147ca9, #1432a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-147ca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 124 169 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 0.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.07 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.98 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.99 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.28 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.40 #eb8356 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#147ca9  rgb(20, 124, 169)  hsl(198, 79%, 37%)  Cerulean
#a94114  rgb(169, 65, 20)  hsl(18, 79%, 37%)  Rust
#a9147c  rgb(169, 20, 124)  hsl(318, 79%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ca914  rgb(124, 169, 20)  hsl(78, 79%, 37%)  Apple Green