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#257EA7

#257ea7 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#257ea7 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 49.41% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.84% cyan, 24.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 198.92°, with 63.73% saturation and 40% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.1811

Complementary

  1. #257ea7
  2. #a74e25

Split complementary

  1. #257ea7
  2. #a7253d
  3. #a78f25

Analogous

  1. #25a78f
  2. #257ea7
  3. #253da7

Triadic

  1. #257ea7
  2. #a7257e
  3. #7ea725

Tetradic

  1. #257ea7
  2. #4e25a7
  3. #a74e25
  4. #7ea725

Square

  1. #257ea7
  2. #8f25a7
  3. #a74e25
  4. #3da725

Monochromatic

  1. #09202a
  2. #174f68
  3. #257ea7
  4. #43a7d5
  5. #82c5e3

Shades

#257ea7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #257ea7
  2. #217196
  3. #1e6586
  4. #1a5875
  5. #164c64
  6. #133f54
  7. #0f3243
  8. #0b2632
  9. #071921
  10. #040d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#257ea7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #257ea7
  2. #3b8bb0
  3. #5198b9
  4. #66a5c1
  5. #7cb2ca
  6. #92bfd3
  7. #a8cbdc
  8. #bed8e5
  9. #d3e5ed
  10. #e9f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#257ea7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #257ea7
  2. #2e7ea3
  3. #377e9f
  4. #407f9b
  5. #497f97
  6. #537f94
  7. #5c7f90
  8. #657f8c
  9. #6e8088
  10. #778084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60798c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a7da9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5871a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #567da8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4976a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-257ea7 {
  color: #257ea7;
}
Background
.bg-257ea7 {
  background-color: #257ea7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-257ea7 {
  border: 2px solid #257ea7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #257ea7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 126 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 64% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-257ea7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #257ea7, #253da7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-257ea7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 126 167 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.72 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.34 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.65 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.75 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.27 #da8158 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#257ea7  rgb(37, 126, 167)  hsl(199, 64%, 40%)  Cerulean
#a74e25  rgb(167, 78, 37)  hsl(19, 64%, 40%)  Sienna
#a7257e  rgb(167, 37, 126)  hsl(319, 64%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ea725  rgb(126, 167, 37)  hsl(79, 64%, 40%)  Apple Green