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#237EA2

#237ea2 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#237ea2 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 49.41% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.4% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 197.01°, with 64.47% saturation and 38.63% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.1789

Complementary

  1. #237ea2
  2. #a24723

Split complementary

  1. #237ea2
  2. #a2233e
  3. #a28723

Analogous

  1. #23a287
  2. #237ea2
  3. #233ea2

Triadic

  1. #237ea2
  2. #a2237e
  3. #7ea223

Tetradic

  1. #237ea2
  2. #4723a2
  3. #a24723
  4. #7ea223

Square

  1. #237ea2
  2. #8723a2
  3. #a24723
  4. #3ea223

Monochromatic

  1. #081c24
  2. #154d63
  3. #237ea2
  4. #3daad5
  5. #7bc5e3

Shades

#237ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #237ea2
  2. #207192
  3. #1c6582
  4. #195871
  5. #154c61
  6. #123f51
  7. #0e3241
  8. #0b2631
  9. #071920
  10. #040d10
  11. #000000

Tints

#237ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #237ea2
  2. #398bab
  3. #4f98b5
  4. #65a5be
  5. #7bb2c7
  6. #91bfd1
  7. #a7cbda
  8. #bdd8e3
  9. #d3e5ec
  10. #e9f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#237ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #237ea2
  2. #2c7e9f
  3. #367e9b
  4. #3f7f98
  5. #487f94
  6. #527f91
  7. #5b7f8e
  8. #647f8a
  9. #6d8087
  10. #778083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f7989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b7ca4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a70a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #577da3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a76a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-237ea2 {
  color: #237ea2;
}
Background
.bg-237ea2 {
  background-color: #237ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-237ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #237ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #237ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 126 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 64% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-237ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #237ea2, #233ea2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-237ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 126 162 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.40 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.21 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.22 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.74 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.10 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.56 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.39 #dc815d Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#237ea2  rgb(35, 126, 162)  hsl(197, 64%, 39%)  Cerulean
#a24723  rgb(162, 71, 35)  hsl(17, 64%, 39%)  Sienna
#a2237e  rgb(162, 35, 126)  hsl(317, 64%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#7ea223  rgb(126, 162, 35)  hsl(77, 64%, 39%)  Apple Green