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#247EA6

#247ea6 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#247ea6 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 49.41% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.31% cyan, 24.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 64.36% saturation and 39.61% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.1805

Complementary

  1. #247ea6
  2. #a64c24

Split complementary

  1. #247ea6
  2. #a6243d
  3. #a68d24

Analogous

  1. #24a68d
  2. #247ea6
  3. #243da6

Triadic

  1. #247ea6
  2. #a6247e
  3. #7ea624

Tetradic

  1. #247ea6
  2. #4c24a6
  3. #a64c24
  4. #7ea624

Square

  1. #247ea6
  2. #8d24a6
  3. #a64c24
  4. #3da624

Monochromatic

  1. #091f28
  2. #164e67
  3. #247ea6
  4. #41a8d6
  5. #80c5e3

Shades

#247ea6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #247ea6
  2. #207195
  3. #1d6585
  4. #195874
  5. #164c64
  6. #123f53
  7. #0e3242
  8. #0b2632
  9. #071921
  10. #040d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#247ea6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #247ea6
  2. #3a8baf
  3. #5098b8
  4. #66a5c1
  5. #7cb2ca
  6. #92bfd3
  7. #a7cbdb
  8. #bdd8e4
  9. #d3e5ed
  10. #e9f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#247ea6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #247ea6
  2. #2d7ea2
  3. #367e9e
  4. #407f9b
  5. #497f97
  6. #527f93
  7. #5b7f8f
  8. #647f8b
  9. #6e8088
  10. #778084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f798c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a7da8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5970a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #567da7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4976a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-247ea6 {
  color: #247ea6;
}
Background
.bg-247ea6 {
  background-color: #247ea6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-247ea6 {
  border: 2px solid #247ea6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #247ea6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 126 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 64% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-247ea6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #247ea6, #243da6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-247ea6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 126 166 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.70 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.07 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.35 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.43 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.86 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.64 #db8159 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#247ea6  rgb(36, 126, 166)  hsl(198, 64%, 40%)  Cerulean
#a64c24  rgb(166, 76, 36)  hsl(18, 64%, 40%)  Sienna
#a6247e  rgb(166, 36, 126)  hsl(318, 64%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ea624  rgb(126, 166, 36)  hsl(78, 64%, 40%)  Apple Green