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#23769A

#23769a ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#23769a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 46.27% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.27% cyan, 23.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 198.15°, with 62.96% saturation and 37.06% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.1565

Complementary

  1. #23769a
  2. #9a4723

Split complementary

  1. #23769a
  2. #9a233b
  3. #9a8223

Analogous

  1. #239a82
  2. #23769a
  3. #233b9a

Triadic

  1. #23769a
  2. #9a2376
  3. #769a23

Tetradic

  1. #23769a
  2. #47239a
  3. #9a4723
  4. #769a23

Square

  1. #23769a
  2. #82239a
  3. #9a4723
  4. #3b9a23

Monochromatic

  1. #07161d
  2. #15465c
  3. #23769a
  4. #38a3d2
  5. #76c0e0

Shades

#23769a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #23769a
  2. #206a8b
  3. #1c5e7b
  4. #19536c
  5. #15475c
  6. #123b4d
  7. #0e2f3e
  8. #0b232e
  9. #07181f
  10. #040c0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#23769a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #23769a
  2. #3984a4
  3. #4f91ae
  4. #659fb8
  5. #7badc2
  6. #91bbcd
  7. #a7c8d7
  8. #bdd6e1
  9. #d3e4eb
  10. #e9f1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#23769a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #23769a
  2. #2c7797
  3. #367895
  4. #3f7992
  5. #487a90
  6. #527b8d
  7. #5b7c8a
  8. #647d88
  9. #6d7e85
  10. #777f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #597182 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64759c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #546999 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #51759b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #456f9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007c8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-23769a {
  color: #23769a;
}
Background
.bg-23769a {
  background-color: #23769a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-23769a {
  border: 2px solid #23769a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #23769a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 118 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 63% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-23769a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #23769a, #233b9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-23769a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 118 154 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.57 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.18 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.64 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.86 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.08 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.23 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.28 #dc8965 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Cerulean
#23769a  rgb(35, 118, 154)  hsl(198, 63%, 37%)  Cerulean
#9a4723  rgb(154, 71, 35)  hsl(18, 63%, 37%)  Sienna
#9a2376  rgb(154, 35, 118)  hsl(318, 63%, 37%)  Boysenberry
#769a23  rgb(118, 154, 35)  hsl(78, 63%, 37%)  Olive Drab