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#257FAC

#257fac ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#257fac is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 49.8% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.49% cyan, 26.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 64.59% saturation and 40.98% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.1855

Complementary

  1. #257fac
  2. #ac5225

Split complementary

  1. #257fac
  2. #ac253c
  3. #ac9525

Analogous

  1. #25ac95
  2. #257fac
  3. #253cac

Triadic

  1. #257fac
  2. #ac257f
  3. #7fac25

Tetradic

  1. #257fac
  2. #5225ac
  3. #ac5225
  4. #7fac25

Square

  1. #257fac
  2. #9525ac
  3. #ac5225
  4. #3cac25

Monochromatic

  1. #0a222e
  2. #17516d
  3. #257fac
  4. #46a7d7
  5. #85c5e5

Shades

#257fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #257fac
  2. #21729b
  3. #1e668a
  4. #1a5978
  5. #164c67
  6. #134056
  7. #0f3345
  8. #0b2634
  9. #071922
  10. #040d11
  11. #000000

Tints

#257fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #257fac
  2. #3b8cb4
  3. #5199bd
  4. #66a5c5
  5. #7cb2cd
  6. #92bfd6
  7. #a8ccde
  8. #bed9e6
  9. #d3e5ee
  10. #e9f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#257fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #257fac
  2. #2e7fa8
  3. #377fa3
  4. #407f9f
  5. #497f9a
  6. #538096
  7. #5c8092
  8. #65808d
  9. #6e8089
  10. #778084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #617a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #697eae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5772ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #567fad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4877ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00869b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-257fac {
  color: #257fac;
}
Background
.bg-257fac {
  background-color: #257fac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-257fac {
  border: 2px solid #257fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #257fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 127 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 65% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-257fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #257fac, #253cac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-257fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 127 172 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.35 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.80 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.04 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.30 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.25 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.45 #da8053 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#257fac  rgb(37, 127, 172)  hsl(200, 65%, 41%)  Cerulean
#ac5225  rgb(172, 82, 37)  hsl(20, 65%, 41%)  Sienna
#ac257f  rgb(172, 37, 127)  hsl(320, 65%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7fac25  rgb(127, 172, 37)  hsl(80, 65%, 41%)  Apple Green