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#387CA2

#387ca2 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#387ca2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 48.63% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.43% cyan, 23.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 201.51°, with 48.62% saturation and 42.75% 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 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #387ca2
  2. #a25e38

Split complementary

  1. #387ca2
  2. #a23847
  3. #a29338

Analogous

  1. #38a293
  2. #387ca2
  3. #3847a2

Triadic

  1. #387ca2
  2. #a2387c
  3. #7ca238

Tetradic

  1. #387ca2
  2. #5e38a2
  3. #a25e38
  4. #7ca238

Square

  1. #387ca2
  2. #9338a2
  3. #a25e38
  4. #47a238

Monochromatic

  1. #112530
  2. #245069
  3. #387ca2
  4. #5fa2c8
  5. #98c3db

Shades

#387ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #387ca2
  2. #327092
  3. #2d6382
  4. #275771
  5. #224a61
  6. #1c3e51
  7. #163241
  8. #112531
  9. #0b1920
  10. #060c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#387ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #387ca2
  2. #4c89ab
  3. #6096b5
  4. #74a3be
  5. #88b0c7
  6. #9cbed1
  7. #afcbda
  8. #c3d8e3
  9. #d7e5ec
  10. #ebf2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#387ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #387ca2
  2. #3f7c9f
  3. #467d9b
  4. #4e7d98
  5. #557e94
  6. #5c7e91
  7. #637e8e
  8. #6a7f8a
  9. #727f87
  10. #798083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a7ba4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b71a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a7ca3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f75a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-387ca2 {
  color: #387ca2;
}
Background
.bg-387ca2 {
  background-color: #387ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-387ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #387ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #387ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 124 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 49% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-387ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #387ca2, #3847a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-387ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 124 162 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 2.90 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.87 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.71 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.96 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.46 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.52 #c7835d Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#387ca2  rgb(56, 124, 162)  hsl(202, 49%, 43%)  Cerulean
#a25e38  rgb(162, 94, 56)  hsl(22, 49%, 43%)  Sienna
#a2387c  rgb(162, 56, 124)  hsl(322, 49%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#7ca238  rgb(124, 162, 56)  hsl(82, 49%, 43%)  Olive Drab