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#167AAB

#167aab ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#167aab is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 47.84% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.13% cyan, 28.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 199.73°, with 77.2% saturation and 37.84% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1703

Complementary

  1. #167aab
  2. #ab4716

Split complementary

  1. #167aab
  2. #ab1630
  3. #ab9116

Analogous

  1. #16ab91
  2. #167aab
  3. #1630ab

Triadic

  1. #167aab
  2. #ab167a
  3. #7aab16

Tetradic

  1. #167aab
  2. #4716ab
  3. #ab4716
  4. #7aab16

Square

  1. #167aab
  2. #9116ab
  3. #ab4716
  4. #30ab16

Monochromatic

  1. #051923
  2. #0d4a67
  3. #167aab
  4. #2aa7e4
  5. #6ec3ec

Shades

#167aab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #167aab
  2. #146e9a
  3. #126289
  4. #0f5578
  5. #0d4967
  6. #0b3d56
  7. #093144
  8. #072533
  9. #041822
  10. #020c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#167aab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #167aab
  2. #2d87b3
  3. #4595bc
  4. #5ca2c4
  5. #73afcd
  6. #8bbdd5
  7. #a2cadd
  8. #b9d7e6
  9. #d0e4ee
  10. #e8f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#167aab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #167aab
  2. #217ba7
  3. #2b7ba2
  4. #367c9e
  5. #407c9a
  6. #4b7d96
  7. #567e91
  8. #607e8d
  9. #6b7f89
  10. #757f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b768d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #627aad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f6daa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00878b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e7aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f72aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008299 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-167aab {
  color: #167aab;
}
Background
.bg-167aab {
  background-color: #167aab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-167aab {
  border: 2px solid #167aab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #167aab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 122 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-167aab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #167aab, #1630ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-167aab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 122 171 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.14 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.43 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.59 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.25 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.37 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.62 #e98554 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#167aab  rgb(22, 122, 171)  hsl(200, 77%, 38%)  Cerulean
#ab4716  rgb(171, 71, 22)  hsl(20, 77%, 38%)  Rust
#ab167a  rgb(171, 22, 122)  hsl(320, 77%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#7aab16  rgb(122, 171, 22)  hsl(80, 77%, 38%)  Apple Green