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#287CAD

#287cad ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#287cad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.88% cyan, 28.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 202.11°, with 62.44% saturation and 41.76% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.1788

Complementary

  1. #287cad
  2. #ad5928

Split complementary

  1. #287cad
  2. #ad2839
  3. #ad9b28

Analogous

  1. #28ad9b
  2. #287cad
  3. #2839ad

Triadic

  1. #287cad
  2. #ad287c
  3. #7cad28

Tetradic

  1. #287cad
  2. #5928ad
  3. #ad5928
  4. #7cad28

Square

  1. #287cad
  2. #9b28ad
  3. #ad5928
  4. #39ad28

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2331
  2. #1a4f6f
  3. #287cad
  4. #4ca3d6
  5. #8ac3e4

Shades

#287cad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #287cad
  2. #24709c
  3. #20638a
  4. #1c5779
  5. #184a68
  6. #143e57
  7. #103245
  8. #0c2534
  9. #081923
  10. #040c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#287cad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #287cad
  2. #3e89b5
  3. #5396bd
  4. #69a3c6
  5. #7eb0ce
  6. #94bed6
  7. #a9cbde
  8. #bfd8e6
  9. #d4e5ef
  10. #eaf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#287cad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #287cad
  2. #317ca9
  3. #3a7da4
  4. #427da0
  5. #4b7e9b
  6. #547e97
  7. #5d7e92
  8. #667f8e
  9. #6e7f89
  10. #778085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60788f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657caf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5370ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #537cae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4575ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00849b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-287cad {
  color: #287cad;
}
Background
.bg-287cad {
  background-color: #287cad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-287cad {
  border: 2px solid #287cad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #287cad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 124 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 62% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-287cad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #287cad, #2839ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-287cad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 124 173 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.17 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.92 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.58 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.48 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.75 #d78352 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#287cad  rgb(40, 124, 173)  hsl(202, 62%, 42%)  Cerulean
#ad5928  rgb(173, 89, 40)  hsl(22, 62%, 42%)  Sienna
#ad287c  rgb(173, 40, 124)  hsl(322, 62%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#7cad28  rgb(124, 173, 40)  hsl(82, 62%, 42%)  Apple Green