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#227CA7

#227ca7 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#227ca7 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 48.63% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.64% cyan, 25.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 199.4°, with 66.17% saturation and 39.41% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.1755

Complementary

  1. #227ca7
  2. #a74d22

Split complementary

  1. #227ca7
  2. #a72239
  3. #a78f22

Analogous

  1. #22a78f
  2. #227ca7
  3. #2239a7

Triadic

  1. #227ca7
  2. #a7227c
  3. #7ca722

Tetradic

  1. #227ca7
  2. #4d22a7
  3. #a74d22
  4. #7ca722

Square

  1. #227ca7
  2. #8f22a7
  3. #a74d22
  4. #39a722

Monochromatic

  1. #081e28
  2. #154d67
  3. #227ca7
  4. #3ea6d8
  5. #7dc3e5

Shades

#227ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #227ca7
  2. #1f7096
  3. #1b6386
  4. #185775
  5. #144a64
  6. #113e54
  7. #0e3243
  8. #0a2532
  9. #071921
  10. #030c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#227ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #227ca7
  2. #3889b0
  3. #4e96b9
  4. #64a3c1
  5. #7ab0ca
  6. #91bed3
  7. #a7cbdc
  8. #bdd8e5
  9. #d3e5ed
  10. #e9f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#227ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #227ca7
  2. #2b7ca3
  3. #357d9f
  4. #3e7d9b
  5. #487e97
  6. #517e94
  7. #5a7e90
  8. #647f8c
  9. #6d7f88
  10. #778084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e778b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #677ba9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #556fa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00878b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #547ca8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4674a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-227ca7 {
  color: #227ca7;
}
Background
.bg-227ca7 {
  background-color: #227ca7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-227ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #227ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #227ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 124 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 66% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-227ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #227ca7, #2239a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-227ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 124 167 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.34 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.68 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.85 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.87 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.92 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.93 #dd8358 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#227ca7  rgb(34, 124, 167)  hsl(199, 66%, 39%)  Cerulean
#a74d22  rgb(167, 77, 34)  hsl(19, 66%, 39%)  Sienna
#a7227c  rgb(167, 34, 124)  hsl(319, 66%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ca722  rgb(124, 167, 34)  hsl(79, 66%, 39%)  Apple Green