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#148BBC

#148bbc ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#148bbc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 54.51% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.36% cyan, 26.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 197.5°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.2224

Complementary

  1. #148bbc
  2. #bc4514

Split complementary

  1. #148bbc
  2. #bc1437
  3. #bc9914

Analogous

  1. #14bc99
  2. #148bbc
  3. #1437bc

Triadic

  1. #148bbc
  2. #bc148b
  3. #8bbc14

Tetradic

  1. #148bbc
  2. #4514bc
  3. #bc4514
  4. #8bbc14

Square

  1. #148bbc
  2. #9914bc
  3. #bc4514
  4. #37bc14

Monochromatic

  1. #052532
  2. #0d5877
  3. #148bbc
  4. #33b4e9
  5. #78cef1

Shades

#148bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #148bbc
  2. #127da9
  3. #106f96
  4. #0e6184
  5. #0c5371
  6. #0a465e
  7. #08384b
  8. #062a38
  9. #041c26
  10. #020e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#148bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #148bbc
  2. #2c97c3
  3. #43a2c9
  4. #5baed0
  5. #72b9d7
  6. #8ac5de
  7. #a1d1e4
  8. #b9dceb
  9. #d0e8f2
  10. #e8f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#148bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #148bbc
  2. #1f8ab6
  3. #2a89b0
  4. #3488aa
  5. #3f87a4
  6. #4a869e
  7. #558498
  8. #608392
  9. #6a828c
  10. #758186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #67869c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d7bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00989c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b8abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a82bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0093aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-148bbc {
  color: #148bbc;
}
Background
.bg-148bbc {
  background-color: #148bbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-148bbc {
  border: 2px solid #148bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #148bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 139 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-148bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #148bbc, #1437bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-148bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 139 188 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.12 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.22 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.54 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.61 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.54 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.14 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.43 #eb7443 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#148bbc  rgb(20, 139, 188)  hsl(198, 81%, 41%)  Cerulean
#bc4514  rgb(188, 69, 20)  hsl(18, 81%, 41%)  Rust
#bc148b  rgb(188, 20, 139)  hsl(318, 81%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#8bbc14  rgb(139, 188, 20)  hsl(78, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green