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#1981AE

#1981ae ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1981ae is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 50.59% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.63% cyan, 25.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 198.12°, 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #1981ae
  2. #ae4619

Split complementary

  1. #1981ae
  2. #ae1937
  3. #ae9019

Analogous

  1. #19ae90
  2. #1981ae
  3. #1937ae

Triadic

  1. #1981ae
  2. #ae1981
  3. #81ae19

Tetradic

  1. #1981ae
  2. #4619ae
  3. #ae4619
  4. #81ae19

Square

  1. #1981ae
  2. #9019ae
  3. #ae4619
  4. #37ae19

Monochromatic

  1. #061e28
  2. #0f4f6b
  3. #1981ae
  4. #32ade2
  5. #75c7eb

Shades

#1981ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1981ae
  2. #17749d
  3. #14678b
  4. #125a7a
  5. #0f4d68
  6. #0d4157
  7. #0a3446
  8. #082734
  9. #051a23
  10. #030d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#1981ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1981ae
  2. #308eb6
  3. #479abe
  4. #5ea7c6
  5. #75b3ce
  6. #8cc0d7
  7. #a3cddf
  8. #bad9e7
  9. #d1e6ef
  10. #e8f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1981ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1981ae
  2. #2381a9
  3. #2e81a5
  4. #3881a0
  5. #42819c
  6. #4d8197
  7. #578092
  8. #61808e
  9. #6b8089
  10. #768085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #607c91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b80b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5773ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5580af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4679ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00889d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1981ae {
  color: #1981ae;
}
Background
.bg-1981ae {
  background-color: #1981ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1981ae {
  border: 2px solid #1981ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1981ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 129 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1981ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1981ae, #1937ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1981ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 129 174 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.46 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.55 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.20 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.34 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.61 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.86 #e67e51 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#1981ae  rgb(25, 129, 174)  hsl(198, 75%, 39%)  Cerulean
#ae4619  rgb(174, 70, 25)  hsl(18, 75%, 39%)  Rust
#ae1981  rgb(174, 25, 129)  hsl(318, 75%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#81ae19  rgb(129, 174, 25)  hsl(78, 75%, 39%)  Apple Green