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#2787B3

#2787b3 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2787b3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 52.94% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.21% cyan, 24.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 198.86°, with 64.22% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.2101

Complementary

  1. #2787b3
  2. #b35327

Split complementary

  1. #2787b3
  2. #b32741
  3. #b39927

Analogous

  1. #27b399
  2. #2787b3
  3. #2741b3

Triadic

  1. #2787b3
  2. #b32787
  3. #87b327

Tetradic

  1. #2787b3
  2. #5327b3
  3. #b35327
  4. #87b327

Square

  1. #2787b3
  2. #9927b3
  3. #b35327
  4. #41b327

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2835
  2. #195874
  3. #2787b3
  4. #4eadd8
  5. #8dcae6

Shades

#2787b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2787b3
  2. #237aa1
  3. #1f6c8f
  4. #1b5f7d
  5. #17516b
  6. #14445a
  7. #103648
  8. #0c2936
  9. #081b24
  10. #040e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#2787b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2787b3
  2. #3d93bb
  3. #529fc2
  4. #68abca
  5. #7db7d1
  6. #93c3d9
  7. #a9cfe1
  8. #bedbe8
  9. #d4e7f0
  10. #e9f3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2787b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2787b3
  2. #3086ae
  3. #3986a9
  4. #4285a4
  5. #4b849f
  6. #54849a
  7. #5c8394
  8. #65828f
  9. #6e818a
  10. #778185
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #668296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7186b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f79b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009396 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c86b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e7fb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2787b3 {
  color: #2787b3;
}
Background
.bg-2787b3 {
  background-color: #2787b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2787b3 {
  border: 2px solid #2787b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2787b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 135 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 64% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2787b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2787b3, #2741b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2787b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 135 179 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.76 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.41 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.85 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.41 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.63 #d8784c Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Cerulean
#2787b3  rgb(39, 135, 179)  hsl(199, 64%, 43%)  Cerulean
#b35327  rgb(179, 83, 39)  hsl(19, 64%, 43%)  Sienna
#b32787  rgb(179, 39, 135)  hsl(319, 64%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#87b327  rgb(135, 179, 39)  hsl(79, 64%, 43%)  Apple Green