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#207CAE

#207cae ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#207cae is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 48.63% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.61% cyan, 28.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 201.13°, with 68.93% saturation and 40.39% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #207cae
  2. #ae5220

Split complementary

  1. #207cae
  2. #ae2035
  3. #ae9920

Analogous

  1. #20ae99
  2. #207cae
  3. #2035ae

Triadic

  1. #207cae
  2. #ae207c
  3. #7cae20

Tetradic

  1. #207cae
  2. #5220ae
  3. #ae5220
  4. #7cae20

Square

  1. #207cae
  2. #9920ae
  3. #ae5220
  4. #35ae20

Monochromatic

  1. #08202d
  2. #144e6d
  3. #207cae
  4. #3fa4dc
  5. #7fc3e8

Shades

#207cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #207cae
  2. #1d709d
  3. #1a638b
  4. #16577a
  5. #134a68
  6. #103e57
  7. #0d3246
  8. #0a2534
  9. #061923
  10. #030c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#207cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #207cae
  2. #3689b6
  3. #4d96be
  4. #63a3c6
  5. #79b0ce
  6. #90bed7
  7. #a6cbdf
  8. #bcd8e7
  9. #d2e5ef
  10. #e9f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#207cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #207cae
  2. #2a7ca9
  3. #337da5
  4. #3d7da0
  5. #467e9c
  6. #507e97
  7. #5a7e92
  8. #637f8e
  9. #6d7f89
  10. #768085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e788f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #647cb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516fad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #517caf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4275ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00849c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-207cae {
  color: #207cae;
}
Background
.bg-207cae {
  background-color: #207cae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-207cae {
  border: 2px solid #207cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #207cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 124 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 69% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-207cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #207cae, #2035ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-207cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 124 174 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.83 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.59 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.38 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.92 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.36 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.07 #df8351 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#207cae  rgb(32, 124, 174)  hsl(201, 69%, 40%)  Cerulean
#ae5220  rgb(174, 82, 32)  hsl(21, 69%, 40%)  Sienna
#ae207c  rgb(174, 32, 124)  hsl(321, 69%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cae20  rgb(124, 174, 32)  hsl(81, 69%, 40%)  Apple Green