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#327EA1

#327ea1 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#327ea1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 49.41% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.94% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 198.92°, with 52.61% saturation and 41.37% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.1817

Complementary

  1. #327ea1
  2. #a15532

Split complementary

  1. #327ea1
  2. #a13246
  3. #a18c32

Analogous

  1. #32a18c
  2. #327ea1
  3. #3246a1

Triadic

  1. #327ea1
  2. #a1327e
  3. #7ea132

Tetradic

  1. #327ea1
  2. #5532a1
  3. #a15532
  4. #7ea132

Square

  1. #327ea1
  2. #8c32a1
  3. #a15532
  4. #46a132

Monochromatic

  1. #0e232c
  2. #205067
  3. #327ea1
  4. #55a5ca
  5. #90c4dc

Shades

#327ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #327ea1
  2. #2d7191
  3. #286581
  4. #235871
  5. #1e4c61
  6. #193f51
  7. #143240
  8. #0f2630
  9. #0a1920
  10. #050d10
  11. #000000

Tints

#327ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #327ea1
  2. #478baa
  3. #5b98b4
  4. #70a5bd
  5. #84b2c7
  6. #99bfd0
  7. #adcbd9
  8. #c2d8e3
  9. #d6e5ec
  10. #ebf2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#327ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #327ea1
  2. #3a7e9e
  3. #427e9a
  4. #497f97
  5. #517f94
  6. #597f91
  7. #617f8d
  8. #697f8a
  9. #708087
  10. #788083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d7ca3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d71a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b7da2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f77a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-327ea1 {
  color: #327ea1;
}
Background
.bg-327ea1 {
  background-color: #327ea1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-327ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #327ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #327ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 126 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 53% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-327ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #327ea1, #3246a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-327ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 126 161 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.77 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.24 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.40 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.79 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.21 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.68 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.82 #cd815e Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#327ea1  rgb(50, 126, 161)  hsl(199, 53%, 41%)  Cerulean
#a15532  rgb(161, 85, 50)  hsl(19, 53%, 41%)  Sienna
#a1327e  rgb(161, 50, 126)  hsl(319, 53%, 41%)  Deep Plum
#7ea132  rgb(126, 161, 50)  hsl(79, 53%, 41%)  Olive Drab