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#287CAC

#287cac ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#287cac is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 48.63% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.74% cyan, 27.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 201.82°, with 62.26% saturation and 41.57% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.1784

Complementary

  1. #287cac
  2. #ac5828

Split complementary

  1. #287cac
  2. #ac283a
  3. #ac9a28

Analogous

  1. #28ac9a
  2. #287cac
  3. #283aac

Triadic

  1. #287cac
  2. #ac287c
  3. #7cac28

Tetradic

  1. #287cac
  2. #5828ac
  3. #ac5828
  4. #7cac28

Square

  1. #287cac
  2. #9a28ac
  3. #ac5828
  4. #3aac28

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2330
  2. #1a4f6e
  3. #287cac
  4. #4ba3d5
  5. #89c3e4

Shades

#287cac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287cac
  2. #24709b
  3. #20638a
  4. #1c5778
  5. #184a67
  6. #143e56
  7. #103245
  8. #0c2534
  9. #081922
  10. #040c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#287cac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287cac
  2. #3e89b4
  3. #5396bd
  4. #69a3c5
  5. #7eb0cd
  6. #94bed6
  7. #a9cbde
  8. #bfd8e6
  9. #d4e5ee
  10. #eaf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287cac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287cac
  2. #317ca8
  3. #3a7da3
  4. #427d9f
  5. #4b7e9a
  6. #547e96
  7. #5d7e92
  8. #667f8d
  9. #6e7f89
  10. #778084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f788e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657cae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5370ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #537cad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4675ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00839a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287cac {
  color: #287cac;
}
Background
.bg-287cac {
  background-color: #287cac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-287cac {
  border: 2px solid #287cac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287cac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 62% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287cac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287cac, #283aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287cac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 172 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.91 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.32 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.81 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.40 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.72 #d78353 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#287cac  rgb(40, 124, 172)  hsl(202, 62%, 42%)  Cerulean
#ac5828  rgb(172, 88, 40)  hsl(22, 62%, 42%)  Sienna
#ac287c  rgb(172, 40, 124)  hsl(322, 62%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cac28  rgb(124, 172, 40)  hsl(82, 62%, 42%)  Apple Green