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#1980AE

#1980ae ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1980ae is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 50.2% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.63% cyan, 26.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 198.52°, with 74.87% saturation and 39.02% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.187

Complementary

  1. #1980ae
  2. #ae4719

Split complementary

  1. #1980ae
  2. #ae1936
  3. #ae9119

Analogous

  1. #19ae91
  2. #1980ae
  3. #1936ae

Triadic

  1. #1980ae
  2. #ae1980
  3. #80ae19

Tetradic

  1. #1980ae
  2. #4719ae
  3. #ae4719
  4. #80ae19

Square

  1. #1980ae
  2. #9119ae
  3. #ae4719
  4. #36ae19

Monochromatic

  1. #061e28
  2. #0f4f6b
  3. #1980ae
  4. #32abe2
  5. #75c7eb

Shades

#1980ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1980ae
  2. #17739d
  3. #14668b
  4. #125a7a
  5. #0f4d68
  6. #0d4057
  7. #0a3346
  8. #082634
  9. #051a23
  10. #030d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#1980ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1980ae
  2. #308db6
  3. #4799be
  4. #5ea6c6
  5. #75b3ce
  6. #8cc0d7
  7. #a3ccdf
  8. #bad9e7
  9. #d1e6ef
  10. #e8f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1980ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1980ae
  2. #2380a9
  3. #2e80a5
  4. #3880a0
  5. #42809c
  6. #4d8097
  7. #578092
  8. #61808e
  9. #6b8089
  10. #768085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #697fb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5672ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5480af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4578ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00879d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1980ae {
  color: #1980ae;
}
Background
.bg-1980ae {
  background-color: #1980ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1980ae {
  border: 2px solid #1980ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1980ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 128 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1980ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1980ae, #1936ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1980ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 128 174 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.25 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.36 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.37 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.65 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.00 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.53 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.97 #e67f51 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#1980ae  rgb(25, 128, 174)  hsl(199, 75%, 39%)  Cerulean
#ae4719  rgb(174, 71, 25)  hsl(19, 75%, 39%)  Rust
#ae1980  rgb(174, 25, 128)  hsl(319, 75%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#80ae19  rgb(128, 174, 25)  hsl(79, 75%, 39%)  Apple Green