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#247AAA

#247aaa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#247aaa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 47.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.82% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 201.49°, with 65.05% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.172

Complementary

  1. #247aaa
  2. #aa5424

Split complementary

  1. #247aaa
  2. #aa2437
  3. #aa9724

Analogous

  1. #24aa97
  2. #247aaa
  3. #2437aa

Triadic

  1. #247aaa
  2. #aa247a
  3. #7aaa24

Tetradic

  1. #247aaa
  2. #5424aa
  3. #aa5424
  4. #7aaa24

Square

  1. #247aaa
  2. #9724aa
  3. #aa5424
  4. #37aa24

Monochromatic

  1. #091f2c
  2. #174d6b
  3. #247aaa
  4. #43a2d7
  5. #82c1e5

Shades

#247aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #247aaa
  2. #206e99
  3. #1d6288
  4. #195577
  5. #164966
  6. #123d55
  7. #0e3144
  8. #0b2533
  9. #071822
  10. #040c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#247aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #247aaa
  2. #3a87b3
  3. #5095bb
  4. #66a2c4
  5. #7cafcc
  6. #92bdd5
  7. #a7cadd
  8. #bdd7e6
  9. #d3e4ee
  10. #e9f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#247aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #247aaa
  2. #2d7ba6
  3. #367ba2
  4. #407c9d
  5. #497c99
  6. #527d95
  7. #5b7e91
  8. #647e8d
  9. #6e7f88
  10. #777f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d768c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #637aac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #516ea9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #517aab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4373a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-247aaa {
  color: #247aaa;
}
Background
.bg-247aaa {
  background-color: #247aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-247aaa {
  border: 2px solid #247aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #247aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 122 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 65% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-247aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #247aaa, #2437aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-247aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 122 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.96 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.49 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.72 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.43 #db8555 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#247aaa  rgb(36, 122, 170)  hsl(201, 65%, 40%)  Cerulean
#aa5424  rgb(170, 84, 36)  hsl(21, 65%, 40%)  Sienna
#aa247a  rgb(170, 36, 122)  hsl(321, 65%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#7aaa24  rgb(122, 170, 36)  hsl(81, 65%, 40%)  Apple Green