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#147EA7

#147ea7 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#147ea7 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 49.41% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.02% cyan, 24.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 196.73°, with 78.61% saturation and 36.67% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.39.

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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #147ea7
  2. #a73d14

Split complementary

  1. #147ea7
  2. #a71435
  3. #a78714

Analogous

  1. #14a787
  2. #147ea7
  3. #1435a7

Triadic

  1. #147ea7
  2. #a7147e
  3. #7ea714

Tetradic

  1. #147ea7
  2. #3d14a7
  3. #a73d14
  4. #7ea714

Square

  1. #147ea7
  2. #8714a7
  3. #a73d14
  4. #35a714

Monochromatic

  1. #04171e
  2. #0c4a63
  3. #147ea7
  4. #23afe5
  5. #67c8ed

Shades

#147ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #147ea7
  2. #127196
  3. #106586
  4. #0e5875
  5. #0c4c64
  6. #0a3f54
  7. #083243
  8. #062632
  9. #041921
  10. #020d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#147ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #147ea7
  2. #2c8bb0
  3. #4398b9
  4. #5ba5c1
  5. #72b2ca
  6. #8abfd3
  7. #a1cbdc
  8. #b9d8e5
  9. #d0e5ed
  10. #e8f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#147ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #147ea7
  2. #1f7ea3
  3. #2a7e9f
  4. #347f9b
  5. #3f7f97
  6. #4a7f94
  7. #557f90
  8. #607f8c
  9. #6a8088
  10. #758084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d798c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #697ca9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5670a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #547da8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4576a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-147ea7 {
  color: #147ea7;
}
Background
.bg-147ea7 {
  background-color: #147ea7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-147ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #147ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #147ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 126 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-147ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #147ea7, #1435a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-147ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 126 167 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.39 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.77 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.34 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.80 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.06 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.57 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.97 #eb8158 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#147ea7  rgb(20, 126, 167)  hsl(197, 79%, 37%)  Cerulean
#a73d14  rgb(167, 61, 20)  hsl(17, 79%, 37%)  Rust
#a7147e  rgb(167, 20, 126)  hsl(317, 79%, 37%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ea714  rgb(126, 167, 20)  hsl(77, 79%, 37%)  Apple Green