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#1982AA

#1982aa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1982aa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 50.98% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.29% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 196.55°, with 74.36% saturation and 38.24% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #1982aa
  2. #aa4119

Split complementary

  1. #1982aa
  2. #aa193a
  3. #aa8a19

Analogous

  1. #19aa8a
  2. #1982aa
  3. #193aaa

Triadic

  1. #1982aa
  2. #aa1982
  3. #82aa19

Tetradic

  1. #1982aa
  2. #4119aa
  3. #aa4119
  4. #82aa19

Square

  1. #1982aa
  2. #8a19aa
  3. #aa4119
  4. #3aaa19

Monochromatic

  1. #051c25
  2. #0f4f67
  3. #1982aa
  4. #2fb0e0
  5. #72c9ea

Shades

#1982aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1982aa
  2. #177599
  3. #146888
  4. #125b77
  5. #0f4e66
  6. #0d4155
  7. #0a3444
  8. #082733
  9. #051a22
  10. #030d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#1982aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1982aa
  2. #308fb3
  3. #479bbb
  4. #5ea8c4
  5. #75b4cc
  6. #8cc1d5
  7. #a3cddd
  8. #badae6
  9. #d1e6ee
  10. #e8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1982aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1982aa
  2. #2382a6
  3. #2e82a2
  4. #38819d
  5. #428199
  6. #4d8195
  7. #578191
  8. #61818d
  9. #6b8088
  10. #768084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d80ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b73a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5781ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4979aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00899b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1982aa {
  color: #1982aa;
}
Background
.bg-1982aa {
  background-color: #1982aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1982aa {
  border: 2px solid #1982aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1982aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 130 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1982aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1982aa, #193aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1982aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 130 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.90 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.73 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.20 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.45 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.81 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.37 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.70 #e67d55 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#1982aa  rgb(25, 130, 170)  hsl(197, 74%, 38%)  Cerulean
#aa4119  rgb(170, 65, 25)  hsl(17, 74%, 38%)  Rust
#aa1982  rgb(170, 25, 130)  hsl(317, 74%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#82aa19  rgb(130, 170, 25)  hsl(77, 74%, 38%)  Apple Green