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#2F7AAA

#2f7aaa ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f7aaa is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 47.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.35% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 203.41°, with 56.68% saturation and 42.55% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1743

Complementary

  1. #2f7aaa
  2. #aa5f2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f7aaa
  2. #aa2f3d
  3. #aa9c2f

Analogous

  1. #2faa9c
  2. #2f7aaa
  3. #2f3daa

Triadic

  1. #2f7aaa
  2. #aa2f7a
  3. #7aaa2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f7aaa
  2. #5f2faa
  3. #aa5f2f
  4. #7aaa2f

Square

  1. #2f7aaa
  2. #9c2faa
  3. #aa5f2f
  4. #3daa2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2432
  2. #1e4f6e
  3. #2f7aaa
  4. #55a0d0
  5. #91c2e1

Shades

#2f7aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f7aaa
  2. #2a6e99
  3. #266288
  4. #215577
  5. #1c4966
  6. #183d55
  7. #133144
  8. #0e2533
  9. #091822
  10. #050c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f7aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f7aaa
  2. #4487b3
  3. #5995bb
  4. #6da2c4
  5. #82afcc
  6. #97bdd5
  7. #accadd
  8. #c1d7e6
  9. #d5e4ee
  10. #eaf2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f7aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f7aaa
  2. #377ba6
  3. #3f7ba2
  4. #477c9d
  5. #4f7c99
  6. #587d95
  7. #607e91
  8. #687e8d
  9. #707f88
  10. #787f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60768d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #647aac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #536fa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00868b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #537aab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4773a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f7aaa {
  color: #2f7aaa;
}
Background
.bg-2f7aaa {
  background-color: #2f7aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f7aaa {
  border: 2px solid #2f7aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f7aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 122 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f7aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f7aaa, #2f3daa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f7aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 122 170 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.69 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.15 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.42 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.82 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.09 #d08555 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#2f7aaa  rgb(47, 122, 170)  hsl(203, 57%, 43%)  Cerulean
#aa5f2f  rgb(170, 95, 47)  hsl(23, 57%, 43%)  Sienna
#aa2f7a  rgb(170, 47, 122)  hsl(323, 57%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#7aaa2f  rgb(122, 170, 47)  hsl(83, 57%, 43%)  Apple Green