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#397FA2

#397fa2 ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#397fa2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 49.8% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.81% cyan, 21.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 47.95% saturation and 42.94% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.1866

Complementary

  1. #397fa2
  2. #a25c39

Split complementary

  1. #397fa2
  2. #a2394a
  3. #a29039

Analogous

  1. #39a290
  2. #397fa2
  3. #394aa2

Triadic

  1. #397fa2
  2. #a2397f
  3. #7fa239

Tetradic

  1. #397fa2
  2. #5c39a2
  3. #a25c39
  4. #7fa239

Square

  1. #397fa2
  2. #9039a2
  3. #a25c39
  4. #4aa239

Monochromatic

  1. #112631
  2. #255369
  3. #397fa2
  4. #60a5c7
  5. #99c5db

Shades

#397fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #397fa2
  2. #337292
  3. #2e6682
  4. #285971
  5. #224c61
  6. #1d4051
  7. #173341
  8. #112631
  9. #0b1920
  10. #060d10
  11. #000000

Tints

#397fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #397fa2
  2. #4d8cab
  3. #6199b5
  4. #74a5be
  5. #88b2c7
  6. #9cbfd1
  7. #b0ccda
  8. #c4d9e3
  9. #d7e5ec
  10. #ebf2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#397fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #397fa2
  2. #407f9f
  3. #477f9b
  4. #4e7f98
  5. #557f94
  6. #5d8091
  7. #64808e
  8. #6b808a
  9. #728087
  10. #798083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #647b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e7ea4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f73a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00888b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d7ea3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5378a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-397fa2 {
  color: #397fa2;
}
Background
.bg-397fa2 {
  background-color: #397fa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-397fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #397fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #397fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 127 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 48% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-397fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #397fa2, #394aa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-397fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 127 162 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 3.31 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.48 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.98 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.07 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.41 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.69 #c6805d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#397fa2  rgb(57, 127, 162)  hsl(200, 48%, 43%)  Cerulean
#a25c39  rgb(162, 92, 57)  hsl(20, 48%, 43%)  Sienna
#a2397f  rgb(162, 57, 127)  hsl(320, 48%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#7fa239  rgb(127, 162, 57)  hsl(80, 48%, 43%)  Olive Drab