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#1986AA

#1986aa ≈ Cerulean

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1986aa is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.8% red, 52.55% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.29% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 194.9°, with 74.36% saturation and 38.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.2016

Complementary

  1. #1986aa
  2. #aa3d19

Split complementary

  1. #1986aa
  2. #aa193d
  3. #aa8619

Analogous

  1. #19aa86
  2. #1986aa
  3. #193daa

Triadic

  1. #1986aa
  2. #aa1986
  3. #86aa19

Tetradic

  1. #1986aa
  2. #3d19aa
  3. #aa3d19
  4. #86aa19

Square

  1. #1986aa
  2. #8619aa
  3. #aa3d19
  4. #3daa19

Monochromatic

  1. #051d25
  2. #0f5167
  3. #1986aa
  4. #2fb4e0
  5. #72ccea

Shades

#1986aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1986aa
  2. #177999
  3. #146b88
  4. #125e77
  5. #0f5066
  6. #0d4355
  7. #0a3644
  8. #082833
  9. #051b22
  10. #030d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#1986aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1986aa
  2. #3092b3
  3. #479ebb
  4. #5eaac4
  5. #75b6cc
  6. #8cc3d5
  7. #a3cfdd
  8. #badbe6
  9. #d1e7ee
  10. #e8f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1986aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1986aa
  2. #2385a6
  3. #2e85a2
  4. #38849d
  5. #428499
  6. #4d8395
  7. #578291
  8. #61828d
  9. #6b8188
  10. #768184
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #638091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7383ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6076aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c84ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d7daa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1986aa {
  color: #1986aa;
}
Background
.bg-1986aa {
  background-color: #1986aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1986aa {
  border: 2px solid #1986aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1986aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 25 134 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1986aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1986aa, #193daa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1986aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(25 134 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.86 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.52 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.10 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.04 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 11.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.44 #e67955 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Cerulean
#1986aa  rgb(25, 134, 170)  hsl(195, 74%, 38%)  Cerulean
#aa3d19  rgb(170, 61, 25)  hsl(15, 74%, 38%)  Rust
#aa1986  rgb(170, 25, 134)  hsl(315, 74%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#86aa19  rgb(134, 170, 25)  hsl(75, 74%, 38%)  Apple Green