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#267AAA

#267aaa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#267aaa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 47.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.65% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 201.82°, with 63.46% saturation and 40.78% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #267aaa
  2. #aa5626

Split complementary

  1. #267aaa
  2. #aa2638
  3. #aa9826

Analogous

  1. #26aa98
  2. #267aaa
  3. #2638aa

Triadic

  1. #267aaa
  2. #aa267a
  3. #7aaa26

Tetradic

  1. #267aaa
  2. #5626aa
  3. #aa5626
  4. #7aaa26

Square

  1. #267aaa
  2. #9826aa
  3. #aa5626
  4. #38aa26

Monochromatic

  1. #0a202d
  2. #184d6b
  3. #267aaa
  4. #47a2d6
  5. #85c1e4

Shades

#267aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #267aaa
  2. #226e99
  3. #1e6288
  4. #1b5577
  5. #174966
  6. #133d55
  7. #0f3144
  8. #0b2533
  9. #081822
  10. #040c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#267aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #267aaa
  2. #3c87b3
  3. #5195bb
  4. #67a2c4
  5. #7dafcc
  6. #93bdd5
  7. #a8cadd
  8. #bed7e6
  9. #d4e4ee
  10. #e9f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#267aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #267aaa
  2. #2f7ba6
  3. #387ba2
  4. #417c9d
  5. #4a7c99
  6. #537d95
  7. #5c7e91
  8. #657e8d
  9. #6e7f88
  10. #777f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e768c ≈ 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 #4473a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-267aaa {
  color: #267aaa;
}
Background
.bg-267aaa {
  background-color: #267aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-267aaa {
  border: 2px solid #267aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #267aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 122 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 63% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-267aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #267aaa, #2638aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-267aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 122 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.85 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.82 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.31 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.56 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.66 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.39 #d98555 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#267aaa  rgb(38, 122, 170)  hsl(202, 63%, 41%)  Cerulean
#aa5626  rgb(170, 86, 38)  hsl(22, 63%, 41%)  Sienna
#aa267a  rgb(170, 38, 122)  hsl(322, 63%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#7aaa26  rgb(122, 170, 38)  hsl(82, 63%, 41%)  Apple Green