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#217CAA

#217caa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#217caa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 48.63% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.59% cyan, 27.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 200.15°, with 67.49% saturation and 39.8% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.1764

Complementary

  1. #217caa
  2. #aa4f21

Split complementary

  1. #217caa
  2. #aa2137
  3. #aa9321

Analogous

  1. #21aa93
  2. #217caa
  3. #2137aa

Triadic

  1. #217caa
  2. #aa217c
  3. #7caa21

Tetradic

  1. #217caa
  2. #4f21aa
  3. #aa4f21
  4. #7caa21

Square

  1. #217caa
  2. #9321aa
  3. #aa4f21
  4. #37aa21

Monochromatic

  1. #081f2a
  2. #154d6a
  3. #217caa
  4. #3ea5da
  5. #7ec3e6

Shades

#217caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #217caa
  2. #1e7099
  3. #1a6388
  4. #175777
  5. #144a66
  6. #113e55
  7. #0d3244
  8. #0a2533
  9. #071922
  10. #030c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#217caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #217caa
  2. #3789b3
  3. #4d96bb
  4. #64a3c4
  5. #7ab0cc
  6. #90bed5
  7. #a6cbdd
  8. #bcd8e6
  9. #d3e5ee
  10. #e9f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#217caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #217caa
  2. #2b7ca6
  3. #347da2
  4. #3e7d9d
  5. #477e99
  6. #517e95
  7. #5a7e91
  8. #647f8d
  9. #6d7f88
  10. #778084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e788d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #667cac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536fa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #527cab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4474aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008399 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-217caa {
  color: #217caa;
}
Background
.bg-217caa {
  background-color: #217caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-217caa {
  border: 2px solid #217caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #217caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 124 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 67% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-217caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #217caa, #2137aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-217caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 124 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.16 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.15 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.82 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.96 #de8355 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#217caa  rgb(33, 124, 170)  hsl(200, 67%, 40%)  Cerulean
#aa4f21  rgb(170, 79, 33)  hsl(20, 67%, 40%)  Sienna
#aa217c  rgb(170, 33, 124)  hsl(320, 67%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#7caa21  rgb(124, 170, 33)  hsl(80, 67%, 40%)  Apple Green