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#147FAC

#147fac ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#147fac is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 49.8% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.37% cyan, 26.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 197.76°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1831

Complementary

  1. #147fac
  2. #ac4114

Split complementary

  1. #147fac
  2. #ac1433
  3. #ac8d14

Analogous

  1. #14ac8d
  2. #147fac
  3. #1433ac

Triadic

  1. #147fac
  2. #ac147f
  3. #7fac14

Tetradic

  1. #147fac
  2. #4114ac
  3. #ac4114
  4. #7fac14

Square

  1. #147fac
  2. #8d14ac
  3. #ac4114
  4. #33ac14

Monochromatic

  1. #041a23
  2. #0c4c67
  3. #147fac
  4. #27ade6
  5. #6bc7ee

Shades

#147fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #147fac
  2. #12729b
  3. #10668a
  4. #0e5978
  5. #0c4c67
  6. #0a4056
  7. #083345
  8. #062634
  9. #041922
  10. #020d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#147fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #147fac
  2. #2c8cb4
  3. #4399bd
  4. #5ba5c5
  5. #72b2cd
  6. #8abfd6
  7. #a1ccde
  8. #b9d9e6
  9. #d0e5ee
  10. #e8f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#147fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #147fac
  2. #1f7fa8
  3. #2a7fa3
  4. #347f9f
  5. #3f7f9a
  6. #4a8096
  7. #558092
  8. #60808d
  9. #6a8089
  10. #758084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e7a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #697eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5571ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #537ead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4477ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00869b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-147fac {
  color: #147fac;
}
Background
.bg-147fac {
  background-color: #147fac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-147fac {
  border: 2px solid #147fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #147fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 127 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 79% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-147fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #147fac, #1433ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-147fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 127 172 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.70 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.84 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.73 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.77 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.42 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.51 #eb8053 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#147fac  rgb(20, 127, 172)  hsl(198, 79%, 38%)  Cerulean
#ac4114  rgb(172, 65, 20)  hsl(18, 79%, 38%)  Rust
#ac147f  rgb(172, 20, 127)  hsl(318, 79%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fac14  rgb(127, 172, 20)  hsl(78, 79%, 38%)  Apple Green