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#33779B

#33779b ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#33779b is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 46.67% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.1% cyan, 23.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 200.77°, with 50.49% saturation and 40.39% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1626

Complementary

  1. #33779b
  2. #9b5733

Split complementary

  1. #33779b
  2. #9b3343
  3. #9b8b33

Analogous

  1. #339b8b
  2. #33779b
  3. #33439b

Triadic

  1. #33779b
  2. #9b3377
  3. #779b33

Tetradic

  1. #33779b
  2. #57339b
  3. #9b5733
  4. #779b33

Square

  1. #33779b
  2. #8b339b
  3. #9b5733
  4. #439b33

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1f28
  2. #204b61
  3. #33779b
  4. #549fc7
  5. #8dbfda

Shades

#33779b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #33779b
  2. #2e6b8c
  3. #295f7c
  4. #24536d
  5. #1f475d
  6. #1a3c4e
  7. #14303e
  8. #0f242f
  9. #0a181f
  10. #050c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#33779b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #33779b
  2. #4785a5
  3. #5c92af
  4. #70a0b9
  5. #85adc3
  6. #99bbcd
  7. #adc9d7
  8. #c2d6e1
  9. #d6e4eb
  10. #ebf1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#33779b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #33779b
  2. #3b7898
  3. #427996
  4. #4a7a93
  5. #527b90
  6. #5a7c8e
  7. #617c8b
  8. #697d88
  9. #717e85
  10. #787f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e7383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66769d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #576c9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #56769c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b709b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007d8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-33779b {
  color: #33779b;
}
Background
.bg-33779b {
  background-color: #33779b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-33779b {
  border: 2px solid #33779b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #33779b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 119 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 50% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-33779b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #33779b, #33439b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-33779b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 119 155 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.89 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.70 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.34 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.62 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.69 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.13 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.75 #cc8864 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#33779b  rgb(51, 119, 155)  hsl(201, 50%, 40%)  Cerulean
#9b5733  rgb(155, 87, 51)  hsl(21, 50%, 40%)  Sienna
#9b3377  rgb(155, 51, 119)  hsl(321, 50%, 40%)  Deep Plum
#779b33  rgb(119, 155, 51)  hsl(81, 50%, 40%)  Olive Drab