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#3A809F

#3a809f ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3a809f is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 50.2% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.52% cyan, 19.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 198.42°, with 46.54% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.1884

Complementary

  1. #3a809f
  2. #9f593a

Split complementary

  1. #3a809f
  2. #9f3a4d
  3. #9f8c3a

Analogous

  1. #3a9f8c
  2. #3a809f
  3. #3a4d9f

Triadic

  1. #3a809f
  2. #9f3a80
  3. #809f3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a809f
  2. #593a9f
  3. #9f593a
  4. #809f3a

Square

  1. #3a809f
  2. #8c3a9f
  3. #9f593a
  4. #4d9f3a

Monochromatic

  1. #11262f
  2. #265367
  3. #3a809f
  4. #60a6c5
  5. #98c6da

Shades

#3a809f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a809f
  2. #34738f
  3. #2e667f
  4. #295a6f
  5. #234d5f
  6. #1d4050
  7. #173340
  8. #112630
  9. #0c1a20
  10. #060d10
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a809f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a809f
  2. #4e8da9
  3. #6199b2
  4. #75a6bc
  5. #89b3c5
  6. #9dc0cf
  7. #b0ccd9
  8. #c4d9e2
  9. #d8e6ec
  10. #ebf2f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a809f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a809f
  2. #41809c
  3. #488099
  4. #4f8096
  5. #568093
  6. #5d8090
  7. #64808c
  8. #6b8089
  9. #728086
  10. #798083
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #657b89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #707ea1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #62749f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00898a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f7fa0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #55799f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #058593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a809f {
  color: #3a809f;
}
Background
.bg-3a809f {
  background-color: #3a809f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3a809f {
  border: 2px solid #3a809f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a809f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 128 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 47% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a809f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a809f, #3a4d9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a809f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 128 159 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.13 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.04 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.10 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.75 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.99 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.51 #c57f60 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Cerulean
#3a809f  rgb(58, 128, 159)  hsl(198, 47%, 43%)  Cerulean
#9f593a  rgb(159, 89, 58)  hsl(18, 47%, 43%)  Sienna
#9f3a80  rgb(159, 58, 128)  hsl(318, 47%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#809f3a  rgb(128, 159, 58)  hsl(78, 47%, 43%)  Olive Drab