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#277BA3

#277ba3 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#277ba3 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 48.24% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.07% cyan, 24.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 199.35°, with 61.39% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 1.42.

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Relative luminance0.1724

Complementary

  1. #277ba3
  2. #a34f27

Split complementary

  1. #277ba3
  2. #a3273d
  3. #a38d27

Analogous

  1. #27a38d
  2. #277ba3
  3. #273da3

Triadic

  1. #277ba3
  2. #a3277b
  3. #7ba327

Tetradic

  1. #277ba3
  2. #4f27a3
  3. #a34f27
  4. #7ba327

Square

  1. #277ba3
  2. #8d27a3
  3. #a34f27
  4. #3da327

Monochromatic

  1. #091e28
  2. #184c65
  3. #277ba3
  4. #44a4d2
  5. #82c2e1

Shades

#277ba3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #277ba3
  2. #236f93
  3. #1f6282
  4. #1b5672
  5. #174a62
  6. #143e52
  7. #103141
  8. #0c2531
  9. #081921
  10. #040c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#277ba3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #277ba3
  2. #3d88ac
  3. #5295b5
  4. #68a3bf
  5. #7db0c8
  6. #93bdd1
  7. #a9cada
  8. #bed7e3
  9. #d4e5ed
  10. #e9f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#277ba3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #277ba3
  2. #307ca0
  3. #397c9c
  4. #427d99
  5. #4b7d95
  6. #547e92
  7. #5c7e8e
  8. #657f8b
  9. #6e7f87
  10. #778084
  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 #5e7689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #677aa5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #576ea2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #557aa4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4873a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-277ba3 {
  color: #277ba3;
}
Background
.bg-277ba3 {
  background-color: #277ba3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-277ba3 {
  border: 2px solid #277ba3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #277ba3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 123 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 61% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-277ba3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #277ba3, #273da3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-277ba3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 123 163 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 1.42 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.09 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.75 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.14 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.15 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.23 #d8845c Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#277ba3  rgb(39, 123, 163)  hsl(199, 61%, 40%)  Cerulean
#a34f27  rgb(163, 79, 39)  hsl(19, 61%, 40%)  Sienna
#a3277b  rgb(163, 39, 123)  hsl(319, 61%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#7ba327  rgb(123, 163, 39)  hsl(79, 61%, 40%)  Apple Green